Where does “នាយក” come from?

នាយក (Khmer) comes from Pali nāyaka, from Sanskrit नायक, from Sanskrit नी, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

នាយក (Khmer): chief; leader; commissioner; director; chairman; boss; manager

Definitions

  1. chief; leader; commissioner; director; chairman; boss; manager

Ancestry of “នាយក”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palināyakaleader, master
2Sanskritनायकguide, leader; chief; lord; master; etc; leader,...
3Sanskritनीto guide, govern, direct
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

Words derived from “នាយក”

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