Where does “អ៊ីណា” come from?

អ៊ីណា (Khmer) comes from Old Khmer អ, from Thai อ — lacking; without.

អ៊ីណា (Khmer): where

Definitions

  1. where

Ancestry of “អ៊ីណា”, step by step

អ៊ីណា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Khmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Khmerfamiliar or pejorative headword for males
2Thailacking; without

via Khmer ណា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerណាwhich?, where?, what kind of? in indefinite, negative, or emphatic clauses
Every word from Thai Every word from Old Khmer