Where does “សាលាក្តី” come from?

សាលាក្តី (Khmer) comes from Khmer ក្តី, from Old Khmer ក្តិ, from Sanskrit गति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gátiš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

សាលាក្តី (Khmer): courthouse

Definitions

  1. courthouse

Ancestry of “សាលាក្តី”, step by step

សាលាក្តី traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ក្តី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerក្តីaffair, case, matter; lawsuit, litigation
2Old Khmerក្តិ
3Sanskritगतिgoing, moving, gait, deportment, motion in...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangátišgoing, motion
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḿ̥tis
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Khmer សាលា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសាលាhall, school; institution, establishment; court
2Palisālāhall covered and enclosed, large room, house
3Sanskritशालाa house, mansion, building, hall, large room,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-eh₂
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis