Where does “ນາມ” come from?

ນາມ (Lao) comes from Pali nāma, from Sanskrit नामन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

ນາມ (Lao): name; designation; noun

Definitions

  1. name; designation; noun

Ancestry of “ນາມ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palināmaname; immaterial factors such as consciousness...
2Sanskritनामन्name, personal name, appellation; a...
3Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́ma—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “ນາມ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma →