Where does “និម្មិត” come from?

និម្មិត (Khmer) comes 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.

និម្មិត (Khmer): formation, formulation, creation

Definitions

  1. formation, formulation, creation

Ancestry of “និម្មិត”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palinimittasign, omen, portent, prognostication
2Sanskritनिमित्तaim, mark
3Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
4Proto-IranianmáH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH →Every word from Proto-Iranian máH →