Where does “សុល្កាធីន” come from?

សុល្កាធីន (Khmer) comes from Khmer សុល្ក, from Sanskrit शुल्क, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

សុល្កាធីន (Khmer): taxpayer

Definitions

  1. taxpayer

Ancestry of “សុល្កាធីន”, step by step

សុល្កាធីន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer សុល្ក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសុល្កtax, duty, tribute
2Sanskritशुल्कduty, fee, toll, custom; price, value; dowry
3Dravidiandra—
4Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm

via Khmer អធីន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអធីន(to be) dependent
2Paliadhīnadependent
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →Every word from Sanskrit शुल्क →