Where does “សន្តិនិយម” come from?
សន្តិនិយម (Khmer) comes from Khmer សន្តិ, from Pali santi, from Sanskrit शान्ति, from Sanskrit शम्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱemh₂- — to toil, to exert oneself.
សន្តិនិយម (Khmer): pacifism
Definitions
- pacifism
Ancestry of “សន្តិនិយម”, step by step
សន្តិនិយម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer សន្តិ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សន្តិ | peace, tranquility, calm; nirvana; pleasure,... |
| 2 | Pali | santi | peace; tranquillity; present third-person plural... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शान्ति | rest; alleviation, pacification, consolation;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शम् | to toil at, fatigue or exert one's self; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱemh₂- | to toil, to exert oneself |