Where does “វណ្ណៈកម្មករ” come from?

វណ្ណៈកម្មករ (Khmer) comes from Khmer កម្មករ, from Khmer កម្ម, from Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

វណ្ណៈកម្មករ (Khmer): working class

Definitions

  1. working class

Ancestry of “វណ្ណៈកម្មករ”, step by step

វណ្ណៈកម្មករ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កម្មករ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកម្មករworker, workman, hired hand, laborer
2Khmerកម្មaction, act, deed, manual work; activity; karma
3Palikammadoing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma
4Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
5Proto-Indo-Aryankárma
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Khmer វណ្ណៈ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerវណ្ណៈ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kármaEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma