Where does “ឆ្នាំមុន” come from?

ឆ្នាំមុន (Khmer) comes from Khmer ឆ្នាំ, from Proto-Bahnaric cnam, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cn₁am — year.

ឆ្នាំមុន (Khmer): last year

Definitions

  1. last year

Ancestry of “ឆ្នាំមុន”, step by step

ឆ្នាំមុន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ឆ្នាំ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឆ្នាំyear
2Proto-Bahnariccnam
3Proto-Mon-Khmercn₁amyear

via Khmer មុន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមុនbefore, previously, formerly; ago; former
2Proto-Mon-Khmermun
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cn₁amEvery word from Proto-Bahnaric cnamEvery word from Khmer ឆ្នាំ
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