Where does “ហិរញ្ញ” come from?

ហិរញ្ញ (Khmer) comes from Pali hirañña, from Sanskrit हिरण्य, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

ហិរញ្ញ (Khmer): gold, silver; gold or silver money

Definitions

  1. gold, silver; gold or silver money

Ancestry of “ហិរញ្ញ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palihiraññagold
2Sanskritहिरण्यgold; any vessel or ornament made of gold; a gold...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰr̥Hanyam
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰr̥Hanyamgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃enyom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “ហិរញ្ញ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyomEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam