Where does “តាណូអែល” come from?
តាណូអែល (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.
តាណូអែល (Khmer): Santa Claus
Definitions
- Santa Claus
Ancestry of “តាណូអែល”, step by step
តាណូអែល 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 តា
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | តា | grandfather |