Where does “តួអក្សរ” come from?

តួអក្សរ (Khmer) comes from Khmer អក្សរ, from Sanskrit अक्षर, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

តួអក្សរ (Khmer): letter of the alphabet

Definitions

  1. letter of the alphabet

Ancestry of “តួអក្សរ”, step by step

តួអក្សរ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អក្សរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអក្សរscript, alphabet; letter; writing, written...
2Sanskritअक्षरimperishable; unalterable; syllable
3Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Khmer តួ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerតួbody, figure, physique, chassis
2Thaiตัวself; figure; form; shape; body; embodiment;...
3Old Chinese頭—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →