Where does “សមាជិក” come from?
សមាជិក (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit सामाजिक, from Sanskrit समाज, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.
សមាជិក (Khmer): male member
Definitions
- male member
Ancestry of “សមាជិក”, step by step
សមាជិក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit सामाजिक
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | सामाजिक | member of assembly |
| 2 | Sanskrit | समाज | society, assembly, conclave |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सम् | to be agitated or disturbed |
| 4 | Sanskrit | आस | to have been |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |
via Pali samājika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | samājika | a member of an assembly |