Where does “សមត្ថភាព” come from?
សមត្ថភាព (Khmer) comes from Khmer សមត្ថ, from Pali samattha, from Sanskrit समर्थ, from Sanskrit अर्थ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hártʰam, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ert-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
សមត្ថភាព (Khmer): capability, competence, ability, capacity, authority
Definitions
- capability, competence, ability, capacity, authority
Ancestry of “សមត្ថភាព”, step by step
សមត្ថភាព traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer សមត្ថ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សមត្ថ | to be capable, able, qualified, fit, competent |
| 2 | Pali | samattha | able, strong |
| 3 | Sanskrit | समर्थ | having a similar or suitable aim or object,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अर्थ | aim, purpose, meaning; advantage; profit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hártʰam | affair, occurrence; object, thing; purpose |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ert- | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |