Where does “សម្បត្តិ” come from?
សម្បត្តិ (Khmer) comes from Pali sampatti, 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.
សម្បត្តិ (Khmer): fortune, wealth, riches, asset(s), property, belongings, possessions
Definitions
- fortune, wealth, riches, asset(s), property, belongings, possessions
Ancestry of “សម្បត្តិ”, step by step
សម្បត្តិ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali sampatti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | sampatti | success, attainment; fortune; excellence,... |
| 2 | Pali | patti | arrival; attainment; gain |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पत्ति | going, moving, walking; infantry, soldier, hero |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *patˢtíš | a foot soldier, infantryman |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |