Where does “អក្ខរៈ” come from?

អក្ខរៈ (Khmer) comes from Pali akkhara, from Sanskrit अक्षर, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

អក្ខរៈ (Khmer): letter (of an alphabet), character

Definitions

  1. letter (of an alphabet), character

Ancestry of “អក្ខរៈ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliakkharaletter
2Sanskritअक्षरimperishable; unalterable; syllable
3Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “អក្ខរៈ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →
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