Where does “ពុម្ពអក្សរ” come from?

ពុម្ពអក្សរ (Khmer) comes from Khmer អក្សរ, from Sanskrit अक्षर, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

ពុម្ពអក្សរ (Khmer): font

Definitions

  1. font

Ancestry of “ពុម្ពអក្សរ”, step by step

ពុម្ពអក្សរ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អក្សរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអក្សរscript, alphabet; letter; writing, written...
2Sanskritअक्षरimperishable; unalterable; syllable
3Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Khmer ពុម្ព

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពុម្ពmodel pattern; printing type; sample
2Palibimbaimage
3Sanskritबिम्ब{{taxlink|Momordica...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →
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