Where does “សល្យកម្ម” come from?
សល្យកម្ម (Khmer) comes from Khmer កម្ម, from Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
សល្យកម្ម (Khmer): surgery, operation
Definitions
- surgery, operation
Ancestry of “សល្យកម្ម”, step by step
សល្យកម្ម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer កម្ម
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | កម្ម | action, act, deed, manual work; activity; karma |
| 2 | Pali | kamma | doing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कर्मन् | act, action, performance, business; office,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kárma | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kárma | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |