Where does “អកម្មភាព” come from?

អកម្មភាព (Khmer) comes from Khmer អកម្ម, from Khmer អ-, from Pali a-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

អកម្មភាព (Khmer): passivity

Definitions

  1. passivity

Ancestry of “អកម្មភាព”, step by step

អកម្មភាព traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អកម្ម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអកម្មto be passive
2Khmerអ-in compound of Indic origin in-, un-, a- / an-, non-, without, lack of
3Palia-no; not; non; etc; not; lacking; without; etc
4Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
5Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Khmer ភាព

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerភាពstate (of affairs), condition, status, state of being, shape, nature, aspect
2Sanskritभावbecoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;...
3Sanskritभूthe act of becoming or arising; the place of...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →