Where does “នាម” come from?

នាម (Khmer) comes from Pali nāma, from Sanskrit नामन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

នាម (Khmer): name; noun; kind of small, rectangular fishing...

Definitions

  1. name; noun; kind of small, rectangular fishing...

Ancestry of “នាម”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palināmaname; immaterial factors such as consciousness...
2Sanskritनामन्name, personal name, appellation; a...
3Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́ma—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “នាម”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma →