Where does “វប្បធម៌” come from?
វប្បធម៌ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ធម៌, from Sanskrit धर्म, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
វប្បធម៌ (Khmer): culture
Ancestry of “វប្បធម៌”, step by step
វប្បធម៌ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ធម៌
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ធម៌ | behaviour; character; dharma |
| 2 | Sanskrit | धर्म | morality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰármas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Khmer វប្ប
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | វប្ប | to disseminate, to sow |
| 2 | Latin | vappa | flat wine; worthless person, fop |
| 3 | Spanish | gape | — |