Where does “អ្នកអត្តពល” come from?

អ្នកអត្តពល (Khmer) comes from Pali bāla, from Sanskrit बल, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bálas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bálas, from Proto-Indo-European bel- — to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength.

អ្នកអត្តពល (Khmer): athlete

Definitions

  1. athlete

Ancestry of “អ្នកអត្តពល”, step by step

អ្នកអត្តពល traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali bāla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palibālachild; fool; young
2Sanskritबलpower, strength, might, vigour, force, validity;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanbálas
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbálasstrong, forceful
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbel-to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength

via Pali atta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliattavocative singular of attan

via Khmer អ្នក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអ្នកperson, one, someone; -er, -man, one who; native...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bel-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bálasEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bálas