Where does “អត់ពូជ” come from?

អត់ពូជ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ពូជ, from Pali bīja, from Sanskrit बीज, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bíHȷ́am — seed; semen.

អត់ពូជ (Khmer): to be a bastard, of mixed race

Definitions

  1. to be a bastard, of mixed race

Ancestry of “អត់ពូជ”, step by step

អត់ពូជ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ពូជ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពូជrace; species
2Palibījaseed, germ
3Sanskritबीजseed; semen; grain
4Proto-Indo-IranianbíHȷ́amseed; semen

via Khmer អត់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអត់no, not
2Proto-Mon-Khmerʔət—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bíHȷ́am →Every word from Sanskrit बीज →Every word from Pali bīja →