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
- gold, silver; gold or silver money
Ancestry of “ហិរញ្ញ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | hirañña | gold |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हिरण्य | gold; any vessel or ornament made of gold; a gold... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰr̥Hanyam | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃enyom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |