Where does “អគ្គលេខាធិការ” come from?

អគ្គលេខាធិការ (Khmer) comes from Khmer លេខាធិការ, from Khmer អធិការ, from Sanskrit अधिकार, from Sanskrit अधि, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

អគ្គលេខាធិការ (Khmer): general secretary, secretary general, secretary-general (of an organization)

Definitions

  1. general secretary, secretary general, secretary-general (of an organization)

Ancestry of “អគ្គលេខាធិការ”, step by step

អគ្គលេខាធិការ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer លេខាធិការ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerលេខាធិការsecretary (of an organization, political party,...)
2Khmerអធិការinspector, comptroller, administrator, chief
3Sanskritअधिकारauthority; government, rule, administration,...
4Sanskritअधिover, above
5Sanskritइto go
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

via Khmer អគ្គ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអគ្គfirst, foremost, best, topmost, chief; older; upper; of high rank, noble, supreme
2Paliaggahighest; top-most
3Sanskritअग्रforemost, anterior, first, prominent, projecting,...
4Sanskritअङ्ग्to go
5Sanskritइङ्ग्to agitate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Sanskrit इ →Every word from Sanskrit अधि →