Where does “វិចារកៈ” come from?

វិចារកៈ (Khmer) comes from Pali vicāraka, from Hindi विचारक, from Hindi -क, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

វិចារកៈ (Khmer): investigator; researcher

Definitions

  1. investigator; researcher

Ancestry of “វិចារកៈ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivicāraka—
2Hindiविचारकthinker, ideologue
3Hindi-कa diminutive masculine nominal suffix
4Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
5Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas →Every word from Sanskrit -क →Every word from Hindi -क →