Where does “អសន្យាណូ” come from?

អសន្យាណូ (Khmer) comes from Khmer អសនី, from Sanskrit अशनि, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

អសន្យាណូ (Khmer): electron

Definitions

  1. electron

Ancestry of “អសន្យាណូ”, step by step

អសន្យាណូ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អសនី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអសនីlightning, thunderbolt
2Sanskritअशनिthe thunderbolt, a flash of lightning; the tip of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Khmer អណូ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអណូparticle
2Paliaṇu—

Words derived from “អសន្យាណូ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit अशनि →Every word from Khmer អសនី →