Where does “អក្សរសាស្ត្រ” come from?

អក្សរសាស្ត្រ (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.

អក្សរសាស្ត្រ (Khmer): literature

Definitions

  1. literature

Ancestry of “អក្សរសាស្ត្រ”, step by step

អក្សរសាស្ត្រ 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 សាស្ត្រ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសាស្ត្រlogy, study, science, knowledge, explanation
2Sanskritशास्त्रshastra, scripture; science, knowledge
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśāstra—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →