Where does “អរិយធម៌” come from?
អរិយធម៌ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ធម៌, from Sanskrit धर्म, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
អរិយធម៌ (Khmer): civilization; culture
Ancestry of “អរិយធម៌”, step by step
អរិយធម៌ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ធម៌
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ធម៌ | behaviour; character; dharma |
| 2 | Sanskrit | धर्म | morality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰármas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Khmer អរិយ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | អរិយ | to be superior, good, noble, civilized |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आर्य | an Indo-Aryan, i.e. an Ārya, a self-designator of... |
| 3 | Pali | อริย | Thai script form of ariya |