Where does “សមាន” come from?
សមាន (Khmer) comes from Pali samāna, from Sanskrit समान, from Sanskrit मान, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.
សមាន (Khmer): to be equal, even, similar
Definitions
- to be equal, even, similar
Ancestry of “សមាន”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | samāna | samana, sramana, a person who has abandoned society and property for religious reasons but does not follow the Vedas |
| 2 | Sanskrit | समान | One of the five vital airs; same, identical,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मान | opinion; notion; conception; idea |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मा | don't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | máH | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maH | do not; prohibitive particle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |