Where does “យានជំនិះ” come from?
យានជំនិះ (Khmer) comes from Khmer យាន, from Sanskrit यान, from Proto-Indo-Aryan yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
យានជំនិះ (Khmer): vehicle, means of transportation
Definitions
- vehicle, means of transportation
Ancestry of “យានជំនិះ”, step by step
យានជំនិះ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer យាន
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | យាន | vehicle; conveyance |
| 2 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |
via Khmer ជំនិះ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ជំនិះ | vehicle |