Where does “វិបត្តិ” come from?

វិបត្តិ (Khmer) comes from Pali vipatti, from Pali patti, from Sanskrit पत्ति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *patˢtíš, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

វិបត្តិ (Khmer): crisis; misfortune; calamity

Definitions

  1. crisis; misfortune; calamity

Ancestry of “វិបត្តិ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivipattifailure; misfortune; distress
2Palipattiarrival; attainment; gain
3Sanskritपत्तिgoing, moving, walking; infantry, soldier, hero
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*patˢtíša foot soldier, infantryman
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *patˢtíš →