Where does “អត្តពលកម្ម” come from?

អត្តពលកម្ម (Khmer) comes from Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

អត្តពលកម្ម (Khmer): athletics

Definitions

  1. athletics

Ancestry of “អត្តពលកម្ម”, step by step

អត្តពលកម្ម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali kamma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikammadoing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma
2Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryankárma
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Pali atta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliattavocative singular of attan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kármaEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma