Where does “បរិមាណូ” come from?

បរិមាណូ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit परमाणु, from Sanskrit परम, from Sanskrit पर, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

បរិមាណូ (Khmer): atom

Definitions

  1. atom

Ancestry of “បរិមាណូ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपरमाणुatom; an infinitesimal particle
2Sanskritपरमmost distant, last; highest, best, most...
3Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Sanskrit पर →