Where does “ជន្មា” come from?

ជន្មា (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit जन्म, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ánHma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHma, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ជន្មា (Khmer): life, age

Definitions

  1. life, age

Ancestry of “ជន្មា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजन्मnominative singular of जन्मन्; birth
2Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ánHma—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ánHma—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁mn̥offspring, seed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHma →