Where does “នំអន្សមចេក” come from?

នំអន្សមចេក (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.

Ancestry of “នំអន្សមចេក”, step by step

នំអន្សមចេក traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer នំ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KhmerនំGeneric name for many kinds of desserts: pastry,...
2Thaiนมmilk; breast
3Palināmaname; immaterial factors such as consciousness...
4Sanskritनामन्name, personal name, appellation; a...
5Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́ma
6Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Khmer អន្សម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអន្សម

via Khmer ចេក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerចេកbanana
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma
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