Etymology Explorer › Khmer

Where does “យោនី” come from?

យោនី (Khmer) comes from Pali yoni, from Sanskrit योनि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yauni — abode.

យោនី (Khmer): vagina; vulva; womb

Definitions

  1. vagina; vulva; womb

Ancestry of “យោនី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliyoniwomb; origin
2Sanskritयोनिthe womb, uterus, vulva, vagina, female organs of...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianyauniabode
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yauni →