Where does “សិល្បករ” come from?

សិល្បករ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ករ, from Sanskrit कार, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

សិល្បករ (Khmer): artist

Definitions

  1. artist

Ancestry of “សិល្បករ”, step by step

សិល្បករ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ករ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerករindicates the agent or doer of an action
2Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Khmer សិល្ប

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសិល្បart
2Sanskritशिल्पart; art; crafts; etc; craft, artifact
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →