Where does “អាទិទេព” come from?

អាទិទេព (Khmer) comes from Khmer អាទិ, from Pali ādi, from Sanskrit आदि, from Hindi आदा, from Prakrit *𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅, from Sanskrit आर्द्रक, from Sanskrit आर्द्र — wet, moist, damp.

អាទិទេព (Khmer): creator god

Definitions

  1. creator god

Ancestry of “អាទិទេព”, step by step

អាទិទេព traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អាទិ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអាទិfirst thing, origin, base, foundation
2Paliādibeginnings, origin
3Sanskritआदिbeginning; commencement
4Hindiआदाginger
5Prakrit*𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅—
6Sanskritआर्द्रकwet, moist; ginger
7Sanskritआर्द्रwet, moist, damp

via Khmer ទេព

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទេពdeity, god, angel
2Palidevagod; angel
3Sanskritदेवheavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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