Where does “សម្លាញ់និយម” come from?

សម្លាញ់និយម (Khmer) comes from Khmer និយម, from Sanskrit नियम, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

សម្លាញ់និយម (Khmer): favoritism, cronyism

Definitions

  1. favoritism, cronyism

Ancestry of “សម្លាញ់និយម”, step by step

សម្លាញ់និយម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer និយម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerនិយមprinciple, theory, doctrine, -ism
2Sanskritनियमrestraining, checking, holding back, preventing,...
3Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
5Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

via Khmer សម្លាញ់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសម្លាញ់close friend, buddy
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