Where does “អ្នកកីឡា” come from?
អ្នកកីឡា (Khmer) comes from Khmer កីឡា, from Pali kīḷā, from Sanskrit क्रीडा, from Sanskrit क्रीड, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kriẓḍ- — to play.
អ្នកកីឡា (Khmer): athlete; sportsperson
Definitions
- athlete; sportsperson
Ancestry of “អ្នកកីឡា”, step by step
អ្នកកីឡា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer កីឡា
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | កីឡា | sport |
| 2 | Pali | kīḷā | sport; play |
| 3 | Sanskrit | क्रीडा | sport, play, pastime, amusement; amorous play |
| 4 | Sanskrit | क्रीड | playing, sporting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kriẓḍ- | to play |
via Khmer អ្នក
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | អ្នក | person, one, someone; -er, -man, one who; native... |