Where does “អក្សរសព្ទ” come from?

អក្សរសព្ទ (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.

អក្សរសព្ទ (Khmer): transliteration; transcription of sounds

Definitions

transliteration; transcription of sounds

Ancestry of “អក្សរសព្ទ”, step by step

អក្សរសព្ទ 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 សព្ទ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Khmer	សព្ទ	sound, noise
2	Sanskrit	शब्द	sound, noise, voice, tone, note; a word
3	Finnish	sadas	hundredth; Second-person singular imperative...
4	Proto-Finnic	sadac	hundredth
5	Proto-Slavic	*sǫdakъ	zander; any fish of the genus Sander

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