Where does “នយោបាយ” come from?

នយោបាយ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ឧបាយ, from Pali upāya, from Sanskrit उपाय, from Sanskrit उप-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upa-, from Proto-Indo-European upo — under, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

នយោបាយ (Khmer): policy; politics; political science

Definitions

  1. policy; politics; political science

Ancestry of “នយោបាយ”, step by step

នយោបាយ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ឧបាយ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឧបាយtactic
2Paliupāyaway
3Sanskritउपाय.
4Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
5Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

via Khmer ន័យ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerន័យmeaning, description, explanation; cause;...
2Palinayaleading; method; plan
3Sanskritनयmethod, guide; means; reason; wisdom, leading...

Words derived from “នយោបាយ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European upo →Every word from Sanskrit उप- →Every word from Sanskrit उपाय →