Where does “ណឺរ៉ូន” come from?

ណឺរ៉ូន (Khmer) comes from French neurone, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

ណឺរ៉ូន (Khmer): neuron, nerve cell

Definitions

  1. neuron, nerve cell

Ancestry of “ណឺរ៉ូន”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchneuroneneuron
2Ancient Greekνεῦρονsinew, tendon; cord, of a slingshot, bowstring;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁wr̥sinew, tendon
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek νεῦρον →