Where does “អាត្មា” come from?

អាត្មា (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit आत्मा, from Sanskrit आत्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā — breath.

អាត្មា (Khmer): self, individual, person, body

Definitions

  1. self, individual, person, body

Ancestry of “អាត្មា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआत्माnominative singular of आत्मन्; self
2Sanskritआत्मन्breath; soul, life; self
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáHtmābreath
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā →Every word from Sanskrit आत्मन् →Every word from Sanskrit आत्मा →
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