Where does “វេទនា” come from?

វេទនា (Khmer) comes from Pali vedanā, from Sanskrit वेदना, from Sanskrit वदन, from Sanskrit -अन, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

វេទនា (Khmer): misery, terrible suffering

Definitions

misery, terrible suffering

Ancestry of “វេទនា”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Pali	vedanā	perception, feeling, sensation
2	Sanskrit	वेदना	pain, agony
3	Sanskrit	वदन	mouth, face; speaking, saying
4	Sanskrit	-अन	forms neuter nouns
5	Proto-Indo-European	-nós	Creates verbal adjectives from roots

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Sanskrit -अन →Every word from Sanskrit वदन →