Where does “អគ្និមណី” come from?

អគ្និមណី (Khmer) comes from Khmer មណី, from Sanskrit मणि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maníš, from Proto-Indo-European mon-is, from Proto-Indo-European mon- — man, human being.

អគ្និមណី (Khmer): flashlight

Definitions

  1. flashlight

Ancestry of “អគ្និមណី”, step by step

អគ្និមណី traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer មណី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមណីprecious stone; gem
2Sanskritमणिjewel, gem, pearl; any ornament or amulet,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmaníṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmaníš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-isornament, jewel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-man, human being

via Khmer អគ្និ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអគ្និfire, light
2Sanskritअग्निfire, sacrificial fire; the number three; the...
3Proto-Indo-AryanHagníṣfire; Agni
4Proto-Indo-IranianHagníšfire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mon-is →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maníš →