Where does “សម្រេចចិត្ត” come from?
សម្រេចចិត្ត (Khmer) comes from Khmer ចិត្ត, from Old Khmer ចិត្ត, from Sanskrit चित्त, from Sanskrit चित्ति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čítˢtiš, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷéyt-ti-s ~ *kʷit-téy-s, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- — to notice; to read.
សម្រេចចិត្ត (Khmer): to decide, to make up one's mind, to make a resolution
Definitions
- to decide, to make up one's mind, to make a resolution
Ancestry of “សម្រេចចិត្ត”, step by step
សម្រេចចិត្ត traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ចិត្ត
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ចិត្ត | feeling, emotions, heart; will, willpower;... |
| 2 | Old Khmer | ចិត្ត | heart, mind, feeling; spirit; will |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चित्त | thinking; reflecting; imagining |
| 4 | Sanskrit | चित्ति | thinking, thought |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *čítˢtiš | thought, consciousness |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷéyt-ti-s ~ *kʷit-téy-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeyt- | to notice; to read |