Where does “រាត្រីបុណ្យណូអែល” come from?
រាត្រីបុណ្យណូអែល (Khmer) comes from Khmer បុណ្យណូអែល, from Khmer ណូអែល, from French noël, from Middle French Noël, from Old French noel, from Latin nātālis, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
រាត្រីបុណ្យណូអែល (Khmer): Christmas Eve
Definitions
- Christmas Eve
Ancestry of “រាត្រីបុណ្យណូអែល”, step by step
រាត្រីបុណ្យណូអែល traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer បុណ្យណូអែល
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | បុណ្យណូអែល | Christmas |
| 2 | Khmer | ណូអែល | Christmas |
| 3 | French | noël | Christmas gift; Christmas song; melody of a... |
| 4 | Middle French | Noël | Christmas |
| 5 | Old French | noel | Christmas |
| 6 | Latin | nātālis | natal (of one's birth) |
| 7 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 8 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Khmer រាត្រី
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | រាត្រី | night |
| 2 | Sanskrit | रात्रि | night |
| 3 | Sanskrit | रात्री | night |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HráHtriH | stillness of night |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁trih₂ | — |