Where does “ក្ដៅ” come from?

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

ក្ដៅ (Khmer): hot; warm; burning; fiery; heat; warmth

Definitions

  1. hot; warm; burning; fiery; heat; warmth

Ancestry of “ក្ដៅ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bahnarictoʔhot
2Proto-Mon-Khmerktuuʔhot

Words derived from “ក្ដៅ

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ktuuʔEvery word from Proto-Bahnaric toʔ