Where does “រសជាតិ” come from?

រសជាតិ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ជាតិ, from Pali jāti, from Sanskrit जाति, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

រសជាតិ (Khmer): flavour, flavor; taste

Definitions

  1. flavour, flavor; taste

Ancestry of “រសជាតិ”, step by step

រសជាតិ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ជាតិ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerជាតិrace; nationality, nation; birth, incarnation,...
2Palijātibirth; rebirth; lineage, family, caste
3Sanskritजातिbirth, production; rebirth; the form of existence...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Khmer រស

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរសtaste, flavor
2Palirasataste, flavor; juice; mercury
3Sanskritरसthe sap or juice of plants and fruits; fluid,...
4Proto-Indo-IranianHrásas
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rṓs(trickling) liquid, moisture
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tisEvery word from Sanskrit जाति