Where does “រូបយន្ត” come from?

រូបយន្ត (Khmer) comes from Khmer រូប, from Pali rūpa, from Sanskrit रूप, from Sanskrit रूप् — to form, shape.

រូបយន្ត (Khmer): robot

Definitions

  1. robot

Ancestry of “រូបយន្ត”, step by step

រូបយន្ត traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer រូប

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរូបform, shape, image, figure; representation,...
2Palirūpaform, figure, material form
3Sanskritरूपoutward appearance, color, form, shape; right...
4Sanskritरूप्to form, shape

via Khmer យន្ត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerយន្តdevice, mechanism, machine, engine; a magical...
2Paliyantapresent active participle of yāti; machine; means...
3Sanskritयन्त्रany instrument for holding or restraining or...
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