Where does “រូបធាតុ” come from?
រូបធាតុ (Khmer) comes from Khmer រូប, from Pali rūpa, from Sanskrit रूप, from Sanskrit रूप् — to form, shape.
រូបធាតុ (Khmer): substance, matter
Ancestry of “រូបធាតុ”, step by step
រូបធាតុ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer រូប
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | រូប | form, shape, image, figure; representation,... |
| 2 | Pali | rūpa | form, figure, material form |
| 3 | Sanskrit | रूप | outward appearance, color, form, shape; right... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | रूप् | to form, shape |
via Khmer ធាតុ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ធាតុ | (physical) substance, element, matter |
| 2 | Pali | dhātu | element; natural condition, a relic; root of a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | धातु | layer, stratum; constituent part, ingredient;... |