Where does “នំ” come from?

នំ (Khmer) comes from Thai นม, from Pali nāma, from Sanskrit नामन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

នំ (Khmer): Generic name for many kinds of desserts: pastry,...

Definitions

  1. Generic name for many kinds of desserts: pastry,...

Ancestry of “នំ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนมmilk; breast
2Palināmaname; immaterial factors such as consciousness...
3Sanskritनामन्name, personal name, appellation; a...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́ma—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “នំ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma →