Where does “មេនំ” come from?

មេនំ (Khmer) comes from Thai แม่นม, from Thai นม, from Pali nāma, from Sanskrit नामन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

មេនំ (Khmer): wet nurse

Definitions

  1. wet nurse

Ancestry of “មេនំ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแม่นมwet nurse
2Thaiนมmilk; breast
3Palināmaname; immaterial factors such as consciousness...
4Sanskritनामन्name, personal name, appellation; a...
5Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́ma—
6Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma →