Where does “ដើមណូអែល” come from?
ដើមណូអែល (Khmer) comes from Khmer ណូអែល, from French noël, from Middle French Noël, from Old French noel, from Latin nātālis, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
ដើមណូអែល (Khmer): Christmas tree
Definitions
- Christmas tree
Ancestry of “ដើមណូអែល”, step by step
ដើមណូអែល traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ណូអែល
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ណូអែល | Christmas |
| 2 | French | noël | Christmas gift; Christmas song; melody of a... |
| 3 | Middle French | Noël | Christmas |
| 4 | Old French | noel | Christmas |
| 5 | Latin | nātālis | natal (of one's birth) |
| 6 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 7 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Khmer ដើម
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ដើម | trunk (of a tree or of the body), stock (of a rifle) |