Where does “មានគភ៌” come from?

មានគភ៌ (Khmer) comes from Khmer មាន, 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.

មានគភ៌ (Khmer): to be pregnant

Definitions

  1. to be pregnant

Ancestry of “មានគភ៌”, step by step

មានគភ៌ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer មាន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមានto have, possess, own; to exist; there is, there...
2Palimānapride; conceit
3Sanskritमानopinion; notion; conception; idea
4Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
5Proto-IranianmáH
6Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

via Khmer គភ៌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerគភ៌embryo; fetus
2Sanskritगर्भthe womb; fetus, embryo; child, offspring, brood
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangárbʰasthe womb; fetus, embryo
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷólbʰ-o-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maHEvery word from Proto-Iranian máH