Where does “បុណ្យណូអែល” come from?
បុណ្យណូអែល (Khmer) comes from Khmer ណូអែល, from French noël, from Middle French Noël, from Old French noel, from Latin nātālis, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
បុណ្យណូអែល (Khmer): Christmas
Definitions
- Christmas
Ancestry of “បុណ្យណូអែល”, step by step
បុណ្យណូអែល traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ណូអែល
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ណូអែល | Christmas |
| 2 | French | noël | Christmas gift; Christmas song; melody of a... |
| 3 | Middle French | Noël | Christmas |
| 4 | Old French | noel | Christmas |
| 5 | Latin | nātālis | natal (of one's birth) |
| 6 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 7 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |