Where does “ក្តិ” come from?

ក្តិ (Old Khmer) comes from Sanskrit गति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gátiš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

Ancestry of “ក្តិ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगतिgoing, moving, gait, deportment, motion in...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangátišgoing, motion
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḿ̥tis
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “ក្តិ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis