Where does “តួនាទី” come from?

តួនាទី (Khmer) comes from Khmer នាទី, from Sanskrit नाडी, from Proto-Indo-Aryan nadíH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nadíH, from Proto-Indo-European ned-íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

តួនាទី (Khmer): duty, role, function, responsibility

Definitions

  1. duty, role, function, responsibility

Ancestry of “តួនាទី”, step by step

តួនាទី traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer នាទី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerនាទីminute unit of time
2Sanskritनाडीtube; a measure of time; flute, pipe, tube,...
3Proto-Indo-AryannadíH—
4Proto-Indo-IraniannadíHriver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanned-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

via Khmer តួ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerតួbody, figure, physique, chassis
2Thaiตัวself; figure; form; shape; body; embodiment;...
3Old Chinese頭—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned-íh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nadíH →