Where does “វត្ថុ” come from?
វត្ថុ (Khmer) comes from Pali vatthu, from Sanskrit वस्तु, from Sanskrit वास्तु॑.
វត្ថុ (Khmer): substance, matter, object, thing, property,...
Definitions
- substance, matter, object, thing, property,...
Ancestry of “វត្ថុ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | vatthu | object; thing; reason; ground; story |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वस्तु | a thing; any really existing or abiding substance... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वास्तु॑ | — |