Where does “អនុព័ន្ធ” come from?
អនុព័ន្ធ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ព័ន្ធ, from Sanskrit बन्ध, from Sanskrit बन्ध्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.
អនុព័ន្ធ (Khmer): attaché
Ancestry of “អនុព័ន្ធ”, step by step
អនុព័ន្ធ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ព័ន្ធ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ព័ន្ធ | to tie, to link, to connect |
| 2 | Sanskrit | बन्ध | a binding, fetter, tie, bond; tying, fastening,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | बन्ध् | to bind, tie |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |
via Khmer អនុ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | អនុ | in Indic compounds sub-, vice-, smaller, lower (in rank) |
| 2 | Pali | aṇu | — |