Where does “លេខនី” come from?

លេខនី (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit लेखनी, from Sanskrit लेखन, from Pali lekhanā.

លេខនី (Khmer): pen, fountain pen

Definitions

  1. pen, fountain pen

Ancestry of “លេខនី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritलेखनीSaccharum Spontaneum; pen
2Sanskritलेखनwriting; composition
3Palilekhanā—
Every word from Pali lekhanā →Every word from Sanskrit लेखन →Every word from Sanskrit लेखनी →