Where does “prāṅ” come from?

prāṅ (Old Khmer) comes from Pali para, from Sanskrit पर, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “prāṅ”, step by step

prāṅ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali para

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliparaother, another; alien; outsider
2Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Pali aṅga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliaṅgamember, body part
2Sanskritअङ्गa limb of the body; a limb, member; the body
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Sanskrit पर →