Where does “អភិបូជា” come from?

អភិបូជា (Khmer) comes from Khmer បូជា, from Pali pūjā, from Sanskrit पूजा, from Sanskrit पूज्, from Hindi पच, from Hindi पेच, from Persian پیچ, from Armenian բիճ — bastard, illegitimate child.

អភិបូជា (Khmer): Mass

Definitions

  1. Mass

Ancestry of “អភិបូជា”, step by step

អភិបូជា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer បូជា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបូជាto sacrifice, make a sacrifice; to present to a...
2Palipūjāveneration; homage; devotional offering
3Sanskritपूजाworship; veneration; adoration of a god
4Sanskritपूज्to worship, revere, honor, respect, regard
5Hindiपच
6Hindiपेचscrew; an intricate matter
7Persianپیچcurve, curvature; twist, curl; screw
8Armenianբիճbastard, illegitimate child
9Middle Armenianբիճbastard, illegitimate child

via Khmer អភិ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអភិin Indic compounds against, at, out, over, beyond, above, extreme, high, very
2Sanskritअभिto, towards, in the direction of, against; for,...
3Proto-Indo-AryanHabʰí
4Proto-Indo-IranianHabʰíto, against; for, on account of
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Middle Armenian բիճEvery word from Armenian բիճEvery word from Persian پیچ