Where does “វេទមន្ត” come from?

វេទមន្ត (Khmer) comes from Khmer វេទ, from Old Khmer វេទ, from Pali veda, from Sanskrit वेद, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

វេទមន្ត (Khmer): ritual formulas, magic formulas, incantation

Definitions

  1. ritual formulas, magic formulas, incantation

Ancestry of “វេទមន្ត”, step by step

វេទមន្ត traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer វេទ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerវេទknowledge
2Old Khmerវេទ
3Palivedaknowledge
4Sanskritवेदknowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Khmer មន្ត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមន្តincantation; spell; mantra
2Sanskritमन्त्रsacred text or speech; a prayer or song of praise...
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*mántrasmeditation, chanting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-