Where does “អក្សរត្រង់” come from?

អក្សរត្រង់ (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.

អក្សរត្រង់ (Khmer): vertical style of Cambodian script; straight letters

Definitions

  1. vertical style of Cambodian script; straight letters

Ancestry of “អក្សរត្រង់”, step by step

អក្សរត្រង់ 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 ត្រង់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerត្រង់straight
2Old Khmerត្រងto be straight, direct, or upright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →