Where does “គុណនាម” come from?

គុណនាម (Khmer) comes from Khmer នាម, from Pali nāma, from Sanskrit नामन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

គុណនាម (Khmer): adjective

Definitions

  1. adjective

Ancestry of “គុណនាម”, step by step

គុណនាម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer នាម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerនាមname; noun; kind of small, rectangular fishing...
2Palināmaname; immaterial factors such as consciousness...
3Sanskritनामन्name, personal name, appellation; a...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́ma
5Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Khmer គុណ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerគុណto multiply, increase; progress; class, stage
2Paliguṇastring, cord; quality, attribute; especially a...
3Palisikkhāstudy, discipline; phonetics
4Sanskritशिक्षाlearning, study; knowledge, art, skill
5Proto-Indo-Iranianćikš-to learn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma