Where does “សុទ្ធតែ” come from?
សុទ្ធតែ (Khmer) comes from Khmer សុទ្ធ, from Sanskrit शुद्ध, from Sanskrit शुध्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
សុទ្ធតែ (Khmer): all, exclusively, without exception, nothing but
Definitions
- all, exclusively, without exception, nothing but
Ancestry of “សុទ្ធតែ”, step by step
សុទ្ធតែ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer សុទ្ធ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សុទ្ធ | to be virtuous |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शुद्ध | pure, simple, clear, clean; true, blameless,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शुध् | Class 1; to purify; Class 4 |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewdʰ- | to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |