Where does “អង្គធាតុ” come from?
អង្គធាតុ (Khmer) comes from Khmer អង្គ, from Pali aṅga, from Sanskrit अङ्ग, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.
អង្គធាតុ (Khmer): element, substance, component
Definitions
- element, substance, component
Ancestry of “អង្គធាតុ”, step by step
អង្គធាតុ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer អង្គ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | អង្គ | body, torso, trunk; corpse |
| 2 | Pali | aṅga | member, body part |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अङ्ग | a limb of the body; a limb, member; the body |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |
via Khmer ធាតុ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ធាតុ | (physical) substance, element, matter |
| 2 | Pali | dhātu | element; natural condition, a relic; root of a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | धातु | layer, stratum; constituent part, ingredient;... |
Words derived from “អង្គធាតុ”