Where does “វេលាណា” come from?

វេលាណា (Khmer) comes from Khmer វេលា, from Pali velā, from Sanskrit वेला — time; tide; boundary, threshold, limit, limen.

វេលាណា (Khmer): when

Definitions

  1. when

Ancestry of “វេលាណា”, step by step

វេលាណា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer វេលា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerវេលាtime
2Palivelātime; shore; boundary
3Sanskritवेलाtime; tide; boundary, threshold, limit, limen

via Khmer ណា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerណាwhich?, where?, what kind of? in indefinite, negative, or emphatic clauses
Every word from Sanskrit वेला →Every word from Pali velā →Every word from Khmer វេលា →