Where does “ឧបាយកល” come from?

ឧបាយកល (Khmer) comes from Khmer ឧបាយ, from Pali upāya, from Sanskrit उपाय, from Sanskrit उप-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upa-, from Proto-Indo-European upo — under, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

ឧបាយកល (Khmer): trick, ruse, stratagem

Definitions

  1. trick, ruse, stratagem

Ancestry of “ឧបាយកល”, step by step

ឧបាយកល traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ឧបាយ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឧបាយtactic
2Paliupāyaway
3Sanskritउपाय.
4Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
5Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

via Khmer កល

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកលtrick, ruse, stratagem
2Sanskritकुलfamily; tribe; clan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European upo →Every word from Sanskrit उप- →Every word from Sanskrit उपाय →