Where does “អក្សរមូល” come from?

អក្សរមូល (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.

អក្សរមូល (Khmer): round script (a calligraphic style of Cambodian script, similar to អក្សរខម, often used for signs, titles of books or newspaper headlines in much the same manner as capital letters or boldface type in English)

Definitions

  1. round script (a calligraphic style of Cambodian script, similar to អក្សរខម, often used for signs, titles of books or newspaper headlines in much the same manner as capital letters or boldface type in English)

Ancestry of “អក្សរមូល”, step by step

អក្សរមូល 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 មូល

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមូលround, spherical; whole, entire; compact, solid
2Palimūlaroot
3Sanskritमूलroot; radish; base, foundation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →