Where does “យ្វន” come from?

យ្វន (Old Khmer) comes from Sanskrit यवन, from Prakrit 𑀬𑁄𑀦, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴, from Ancient Greek Ἴων, from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων — Ionian.

យ្វន (Old Khmer): Vietnam; Vietnamese

Definitions

  1. Vietnam; Vietnamese

Ancestry of “យ្វន”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयवनa foreigner, barbarian not part of the four-tiers...
2Prakrit𑀬𑁄𑀦—
3Old Persian𐎹𐎢𐎴Ionia
4Ancient GreekἼωνone of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of...
5Ancient GreekἸᾱ́ϝωνIonian

Words derived from “យ្វន”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἴων →Every word from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴 →