Where does “សីលប្រាំ” come from?

សីលប្រាំ (Khmer) comes from Khmer សីល, from Pali sīla, from Sanskrit शील, from Sanskrit शी, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

សីលប្រាំ (Khmer): Five Precepts

Definitions

  1. Five Precepts

Ancestry of “សីលប្រាំ”, step by step

សីលប្រាំ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer សីល

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសីលprecept, moral practice/conduct/principle(s), virtue
2Palisīlanature; habit
3Sanskritशीलconduct, disposition, nature, tendency; custom,...
4Sanskritशीto lie down
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Khmer ប្រាំ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerប្រាំfive
2Proto-Mon-Khmerpɗamfive
3Proto-Mon-Khmerp(ɗ)am—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →