Where does “យ៉ាងណាមិញ” come from?

យ៉ាងណាមិញ (Khmer) comes from Khmer យ៉ាង, from Thai อย่าง, from Middle Chinese 樣.

យ៉ាងណាមិញ (Khmer): however, otherwise, on the other hand

Definitions

  1. however, otherwise, on the other hand

Ancestry of “យ៉ាងណាមិញ”, step by step

យ៉ាងណាមិញ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer យ៉ាង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerយ៉ាងkind, type, aspect, variety, way, manner often used to form adverbial phrases
2Thaiอย่างvariety; style; pattern; kind; sort; type
3Middle Chinese樣—

via Khmer ណា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerណាwhich?, where?, what kind of? in indefinite, negative, or emphatic clauses

via Khmer មិញ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមិញto be very recent, just past, last (day, night,...)
Every word from Middle Chinese 樣 →Every word from Thai อย่าง →Every word from Khmer យ៉ាង →