Where does “អ្នកគ្រូ” come from?
អ្នកគ្រូ (Khmer) comes from Khmer គ្រូ, from Old Khmer គុរុ, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
អ្នកគ្រូ (Khmer): female teacher
Definitions
- female teacher
Ancestry of “អ្នកគ្រូ”, step by step
អ្នកគ្រូ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer គ្រូ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | គ្រូ | teacher |
| 2 | Old Khmer | គុរុ | teacher, pedagogue; spiritual preceptor |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy; weighty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
via Khmer អ្នក
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | អ្នក | person, one, someone; -er, -man, one who; native... |