Where does “អរូបធាតុ” come from?

អរូបធាតុ (Khmer) comes from Khmer រូប, from Pali rūpa, from Sanskrit रूप, from Sanskrit रूप् — to form, shape.

អរូបធាតុ (Khmer): the world of the formless, immaterial elements

Definitions

  1. the world of the formless, immaterial elements

Ancestry of “អរូបធាតុ”, step by step

អរូបធាតុ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer រូប

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរូបform, shape, image, figure; representation,...
2Palirūpaform, figure, material form
3Sanskritरूपoutward appearance, color, form, shape; right...
4Sanskritरूप्to form, shape

via Khmer ធាតុ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerធាតុ(physical) substance, element, matter
2Palidhātuelement; natural condition, a relic; root of a...
3Sanskritधातुlayer, stratum; constituent part, ingredient;...
Every word from Sanskrit रूप्Every word from Sanskrit रूपEvery word from Pali rūpa