Where does “បុរាណ” come from?

បុរាណ (Khmer) comes from Pali purāṇa, from Sanskrit पुराण, from Sanskrit -न, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

បុរាណ (Khmer): to be ancient, old, former, past, antique

Definitions

  1. to be ancient, old, former, past, antique

Ancestry of “បុរាណ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipurāṇaold, worn out
2Sanskritपुराणbelonging to ancient or olden times, ancient,...
3Sanskrit-नforms nouns from roots
4Latin-nus-an
5Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “បុរាណ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Latin -nus →Every word from Sanskrit -न →