Where does “ព្យញ្ជនៈ” come from?

ព្យញ្ជនៈ (Khmer) comes from Pali byañjana, from Sanskrit व्यञ्जन, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

ព្យញ្ជនៈ (Khmer): consonant

Definitions

  1. consonant

Ancestry of “ព្យញ្ជនៈ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palibyañjanasign
2Sanskritव्यञ्जनmanifesting, indicating; consonant; implied...
3Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →Every word from Sanskrit व्यञ्जन →