Where does “យោធនិយម” come from?

យោធនិយម (Khmer) comes from Khmer និយម, from Sanskrit नियम, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

យោធនិយម (Khmer): militarism

Definitions

យោធនិយម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Khmer	និយម	principle, theory, doctrine, -ism
2	Sanskrit	नियम	restraining, checking, holding back, preventing,...
3	Sanskrit	नि-	into; down; without, free of
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	ní	down, downwards; in, into
5	Proto-Indo-European	ni	down

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Khmer	យោធ	fighter; warrior; soldier