Where does “អតីតកាល” come from?
អតីតកាល (Khmer) comes from Khmer អតីត, from Pali atīta, from Sanskrit अतीत, from Sanskrit अति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan áti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian áti, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
អតីតកាល (Khmer): past
Definitions
- past
Ancestry of “អតីតកាល”, step by step
អតីតកាល traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer អតីត
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | អតីត | former, past, ex-; old, ancient; formerly, in the... |
| 2 | Pali | atīta | of the past; past |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अतीत | dead, passed on; abandoned, left behind; passed,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अति | over-; beyond; excessively, exceedingly, very |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | áti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | áti | over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |