Where does “អភ័យ” come from?

អភ័យ (Khmer) comes from Pali abhaya, from Pali a-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

អភ័យ (Khmer): fearlessness

Definitions

  1. fearlessness

Ancestry of “អភ័យ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliabhayasafe, fearless
2Palia-no; not; non; etc; not; lacking; without; etc
3Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →