Where does “វិចិត្រករ” come from?

វិចិត្រករ (Khmer) comes from Khmer វិចិត្រ, from Sanskrit विचित्र, from Sanskrit चित्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás, from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s.

វិចិត្រករ (Khmer): painter, artist

Definitions

  1. painter, artist

Ancestry of “វិចិត្រករ”, step by step

វិចិត្រករ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer វិចិត្រ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerវិចិត្រto be colourful, decorated
2Sanskritविचित्रdiversified; variegated; spotted; beautiful;...
3Sanskritचित्रbright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniančitrásbright, clear, shining
5Proto-Indo-European*kit-ró-s—

via Khmer ករ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerករindicates the agent or doer of an action
2Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás →Every word from Sanskrit चित्र →