Where does “នំពុម្ព” come from?
នំពុម្ព (Khmer) comes from Khmer នំ, 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.
នំពុម្ព (Khmer): waffle
Definitions
- waffle
Ancestry of “នំពុម្ព”, step by step
នំពុម្ព traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer នំ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | នំ | Generic name for many kinds of desserts: pastry,... |
| 2 | Thai | นม | milk; breast |
| 3 | Pali | nāma | name; immaterial factors such as consciousness... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नामन् | name, personal name, appellation; a... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hnā́ma | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hnā́ma | name |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |