Where does “រុក្ខជាតិ” come from?
រុក្ខជាតិ (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.
រុក្ខជាតិ (Khmer): plants, vegetation
Definitions
- plants, vegetation
Ancestry of “រុក្ខជាតិ”, step by step
រុក្ខជាតិ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ជាតិ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ជាតិ | race; nationality, nation; birth, incarnation,... |
| 2 | Pali | jāti | birth; rebirth; lineage, family, caste |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जाति | birth, production; rebirth; the form of existence... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Khmer រុក្ខ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | រុក្ខ | wood, tree, plant |