Where does “និមិត្តរូប” come from?
និមិត្តរូប (Khmer) comes from Khmer និមិត្ត, from Pali nimitta, from Sanskrit निमित्त, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.
និមិត្តរូប (Khmer): symbol, emblem
Definitions
- symbol, emblem
Ancestry of “និមិត្តរូប”, step by step
និមិត្តរូប traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer និមិត្ត
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | និមិត្ត | cause, reason |
| 2 | Pali | nimitta | sign, omen, portent, prognostication |
| 3 | Sanskrit | निमित्त | aim, mark |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मा | don't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | máH | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maH | do not; prohibitive particle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |