Where does “ឧណ្ណា” come from?

ឧណ្ណា (Khmer) comes from Pali uṇṇā, from Sanskrit ऊर्णा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hwŕ̥HnaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwŕ̥HnaH, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

ឧណ្ណា (Khmer): wool; fur

Definitions

  1. wool; fur

Ancestry of “ឧណ្ណា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliuṇṇāwool
2Sanskritऊर्णाwool, a woollen thread, thread; cobweb; circle of...
3Proto-Indo-AryanHwŕ̥HnaH—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwŕ̥HnaHwool
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwŕ̥HnaH →