Where does “និទ្រា” come from?

និទ្រា (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit निद्रा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH — sleep, slumber.

និទ្រា (Khmer): (sound) sleep

Definitions

  1. (sound) sleep

Ancestry of “និទ្រា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिद्राsleep, slumber; to sleep
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*nidráHsleep, slumber
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH →Every word from Sanskrit निद्रा →
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