Where does “និយម” come from?

និយម (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit नियम, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

និយម (Khmer): principle, theory, doctrine, -ism

Definitions

  1. principle, theory, doctrine, -ism

Ancestry of “និយម”, step by step

និយម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit नियम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनियमrestraining, checking, holding back, preventing,...
2Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
4Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

via Pali niyāma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliniyāmalaw, norm, rule; manner, method, way

Words derived from “និយម”

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