Where does “វិនាស” come from?

វិនាស (Khmer) comes from Pali vināsa, from Pali vi-, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

វិនាស (Khmer): destruction, annihilation; damage; failure; loss; injury

Definitions

  1. destruction, annihilation; damage; failure; loss; injury

Ancestry of “វិនាស”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivināsadestruction
2Palivi-—
3Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

Words derived from “វិនាស”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →Every word from Pali vi- →