Where does “អដ្ឋិចម្មសត្វ” come from?

អដ្ឋិចម្មសត្វ (Khmer) comes from Pali camma, from Sanskrit चर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čárma, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

អដ្ឋិចម្មសត្វ (Khmer): animals with protective bony shells (as turtles, crabs)

Definitions

  1. animals with protective bony shells (as turtles, crabs)

Ancestry of “អដ្ឋិចម្មសត្វ”, step by step

អដ្ឋិចម្មសត្វ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali camma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palicammahide, skin
2Sanskritचर्मन्skin; pelt
3Proto-Indo-Aryanćárma—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniančármaskin; hide, pelt
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Sanskrit सत्त्व

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसत्त्वessence; goodness; spirit
2Sanskritसत्being, existing, occurring, happening, being present
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hsánsreal, true
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čárma →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćárma →