Where does “នខា” come from?

នខា (Khmer) comes from Pali nakha, from Sanskrit नख, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnakʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

នខា (Khmer): nails of the fingers and toes

Definitions

  1. nails of the fingers and toes

Ancestry of “នខា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palinakhanail
2Sanskritनखnail
3Proto-Indo-AryanHnakʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnakʰás →Every word from Sanskrit नख →