Where does “ឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូត” come from?
ឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូត (Khmer) comes from Khmer ឯកអគ្គ, from Khmer ឯក, from Pali eka, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
ឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូត (Khmer): ambassador (of a republic)
Definitions
- ambassador (of a republic)
Ancestry of “ឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូត”, step by step
ឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូត traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ឯកអគ្គ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ឯកអគ្គ | best and only, topmost |
| 2 | Khmer | ឯក | one; one person |
| 3 | Pali | eka | one |
| 4 | Sanskrit | एक | one; alone, solitary, single, happening only... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Háykas | one |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háykas | one |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via Khmer រដ្ឋទូត
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | រដ្ឋទូត | embassy: ambassador [of a republic]'s headquarters |
| 2 | Khmer | ទូត | envoy, diplomat, representative |
| 3 | Pali | dūta | a messenger, envoy |
| 4 | Sanskrit | दूत | messenger, envoy; ambassador; negotiator |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | duHtás | messenger; envoy to a far off place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂- | far; long |