Where does “អាណា” come from?

អាណា (Khmer) comes from Pali āṇā, from Sanskrit आज्ञा, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

អាណា (Khmer): authority, power, command, order, jurisdiction, administrative authority

Definitions

  1. authority, power, command, order, jurisdiction, administrative authority

Ancestry of “អាណា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliāṇāorder, command, authority; order; command;...
2Sanskritआज्ञाorder, command; authority, unlimited power; name...
3Sanskritज्ञाto know
4Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-—
5Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “អាណា”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH- →