Where does “កក់ក្ដៅ” come from?

កក់ក្ដៅ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ក្ដៅ, from Proto-Bahnaric toʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ktuuʔ — hot.

កក់ក្ដៅ (Khmer): to be warm, affectionate

Definitions

  1. to be warm, affectionate

Ancestry of “កក់ក្ដៅ”, step by step

កក់ក្ដៅ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ក្ដៅ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerក្ដៅhot; warm; burning; fiery; heat; warmth
2Proto-Bahnarictoʔhot
3Proto-Mon-Khmerktuuʔhot

via Khmer កក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកកto be hardened, coagulated, frozen, set; to...
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