Where does “និម្មាបនកម្ម” come from?

និម្មាបនកម្ម (Khmer) comes from Khmer កម្ម, from Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

និម្មាបនកម្ម (Khmer): architecture

Definitions

  1. architecture

Ancestry of “និម្មាបនកម្ម”, step by step

និម្មាបនកម្ម traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កម្ម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកម្មaction, act, deed, manual work; activity; karma
2Palikammadoing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma
3Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryankárma
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Sanskrit निर्मा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिर्माto mete out, measure
2Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
3Proto-IranianmáH
4Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

via Khmer pana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerpana
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kármaEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma