Where does “អក្សរក្រម” come from?

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

អក្សរក្រម (Khmer): dictionary

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Ancestry of “អក្សរក្រម”, step by step

អក្សរក្រម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អក្សរ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Khmer	អក្សរ	script, alphabet; letter; writing, written...
2	Sanskrit	अक्षर	imperishable; unalterable; syllable
3	Sanskrit	अ-	un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	a-	un-, a-
5	Proto-Indo-European	n̥-	not, un-
6	Proto-Indo-European	ne	not

via Khmer ក្រម

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Khmer	ក្រម	law; principle; code
2	Sanskrit	क्रम	a step; going, progress, proceeding; route, path,...
3	Sanskrit	क्रम्	go, walk, stride; go across; climb

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