Where does “គ្មាន” come from?
គ្មាន (Khmer) comes from Khmer មាន, from Pali māna, from Sanskrit मान, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.
គ្មាន (Khmer): not to have, there is/are not
Definitions
- not to have, there is/are not
Ancestry of “គ្មាន”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | មាន | to have, possess, own; to exist; there is, there... |
| 2 | Pali | māna | pride; conceit |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मान | opinion; notion; conception; idea |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मा | don't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | máH | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maH | do not; prohibitive particle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |