Where does “Cambodjaan” come from?

Cambodjaan (Dutch) comes from Dutch aan, from Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Cambodjaan (Dutch): Cambodian (person)

Definitions

  1. Cambodian (person)

Ancestry of “Cambodjaan”, step by step

Cambodjaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanon; to; on, being operative
2Middle Dutchāneon, on top of
3Old Dutchāna—
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch Cambodja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchCambodja—
2FrenchCambodge—
3Khmerកម្ពុជាKampuchea
4Palikamboja—
5Sanskritकाम्बोजborn in or coming from Kamboja; a native of...
6Hindiकम्बोजKamboj

Words derived from “Cambodjaan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →