Where does “និយមន័យ” come from?
និយមន័យ (Khmer) comes from Khmer និយម, from Sanskrit नियम, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.
និយមន័យ (Khmer): definition
Ancestry of “និយមន័យ”, step by step
និយមន័យ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer និយម
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | និយម | principle, theory, doctrine, -ism |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नियम | restraining, checking, holding back, preventing,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नि- | into; down; without, free of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |
via Khmer ន័យ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ន័យ | meaning, description, explanation; cause;... |
| 2 | Pali | naya | leading; method; plan |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नय | method, guide; means; reason; wisdom, leading... |