Where does “មាន” come from?

មាន (Khmer) comes from Pali māna, from Sanskrit मान, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

មាន (Khmer): to have, possess, own; to exist; there is, there...

Definitions

  1. to have, possess, own; to exist; there is, there...

Ancestry of “មាន”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimānapride; conceit
2Sanskritमानopinion; notion; conception; idea
3Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
4Proto-IranianmáH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

Words derived from “មាន”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH →Every word from Proto-Iranian máH →