Where does “កំដៅ” come from?

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

កំដៅ (Khmer): temperature

Definitions

  1. temperature

Ancestry of “កំដៅ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “កំដៅ”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ktuuʔ →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric toʔ →Every word from Khmer ក្ដៅ →
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