Where does “រន្ធ” come from?
រន្ធ (Khmer) comes from Pali randha, from Sanskrit रन्ध्र, from Proto-Indo-European lóndʰ-rom, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
រន្ធ (Khmer): hole, cavity; well; cave, tunnel, burrow
Definitions
- hole, cavity; well; cave, tunnel, burrow
Ancestry of “រន្ធ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | randha | an opening; cleft; weak spot, flaw, defect |
| 2 | Sanskrit | रन्ध्र | a slit, split, opening, aperture, hole, chasm,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lóndʰ-rom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |