Where does “金甌” come from?

金甌 (Chinese) comes from Vietnamese Cà Mau, from Khmer ទឹកខ្មៅ, from Khmer ទឹក, from Proto-Austroasiatic ɗaːk — water.

金甌 (Chinese): golden chalice; the country; the nation

Definitions

  1. golden chalice; the country; the nation

Ancestry of “金甌”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseCà MauCà Mau
2Khmerទឹកខ្មៅink
3Khmerទឹកwater, liquid, juice; round; temperament
4Proto-Austroasiaticɗaːkwater

Words derived from “金甌

Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic ɗaːk