Where does “អាជ្ញាធរ” come from?

អាជ្ញាធរ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit आज्ञा, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

អាជ្ញាធរ (Khmer): authorities, rulers

Definitions

  1. authorities, rulers

Ancestry of “អាជ្ញាធរ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआज्ञाorder, command; authority, unlimited power; name...
2Sanskritज्ञाto know
3Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-—
4Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH- →