Where does “រូបវិទ្យា” come from?
រូបវិទ្យា (Khmer) comes from Khmer រូប, from Pali rūpa, from Sanskrit रूप, from Sanskrit रूप् — to form, shape.
រូបវិទ្យា (Khmer): physics
Ancestry of “រូបវិទ្យា”, step by step
រូបវិទ្យា 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 វិទ្យា
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | វិទ្យា | knowledge, learning, science, -logy; subject,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | विद्या | knowledge, wisdom; science, philosophy; an... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शास्त्र | shastra, scripture; science, knowledge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śāstra | — |