Where does “រាជសម្បត្តិ” come from?
រាជសម្បត្តិ (Khmer) comes from Khmer រាជ, from Pali rājan, from Sanskrit राजन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrā́ȷ́ā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrā́ȷ́ā, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
រាជសម្បត្តិ (Khmer): royal office, throne, wealth of the king/kingdom
Definitions
- royal office, throne, wealth of the king/kingdom
Ancestry of “រាជសម្បត្តិ”, step by step
រាជសម្បត្តិ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer រាជ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | រាជ | king, royalty; reign; Mekong giant catfish |
| 2 | Pali | rājan | king, ruler |
| 3 | Sanskrit | राजन् | a king, sovereign, prince, chief; a man of the... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrā́ȷ́ā | king |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrā́ȷ́ā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Khmer សម្បត្តិ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សម្បត្តិ | fortune, wealth, riches, asset(s), property, belongings, possessions |
| 2 | Pali | sampatti | success, attainment; fortune; excellence,... |
| 3 | Pali | patti | arrival; attainment; gain |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पत्ति | going, moving, walking; infantry, soldier, hero |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *patˢtíš | a foot soldier, infantryman |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |