Where does “អក្សរខ្មែរ” come from?

អក្សរខ្មែរ (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.

អក្សរខ្មែរ (Khmer): Khmer script

Definitions

  1. Khmer script

Ancestry of “អក្សរខ្មែរ”, step by step

អក្សរខ្មែរ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អក្សរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអក្សរscript, alphabet; letter; writing, written...
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

via Khmer ខ្មែរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្មែរKhmer
2ThaiเขมรKhmer
3Old KhmerkmerKhmer, member of the Khmer ethnolinguistic group
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