Where does “អ៊ីណា” come from?
អ៊ីណា (Khmer) comes from Old Khmer អ, from Thai อ — lacking; without.
អ៊ីណា (Khmer): where
Definitions
- where
Ancestry of “អ៊ីណា”, step by step
អ៊ីណា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Khmer អ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Khmer | អ | familiar or pejorative headword for males |
| 2 | Thai | อ | lacking; without |
via Khmer ណា
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ណា | which?, where?, what kind of? in indefinite, negative, or emphatic clauses |