Where does “លក្ខខណ្ឌ” come from?
លក្ខខណ្ឌ (Khmer) comes from Khmer លក្ខ, from Pali lakkha, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष्, from Sanskrit रक्ष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- — to protect.
លក្ខខណ្ឌ (Khmer): condition (to be fulfilled), limit, terms, clauses
Definitions
- condition (to be fulfilled), limit, terms, clauses
Ancestry of “លក្ខខណ្ឌ”, step by step
លក្ខខណ្ឌ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer លក្ខ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | លក្ខ | establishment, setting, determination, definition, limitation |
| 2 | Pali | lakkha | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 5 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |