Where does “ខ្លាឃ្មុំទឹកកក” come from?

ខ្លាឃ្មុំទឹកកក (Khmer) comes from Khmer ទឹកកក, from Khmer ទឹក, from Proto-Austroasiatic ɗaːk — water.

ខ្លាឃ្មុំទឹកកក (Khmer): polar bear

Definitions

  1. polar bear

Ancestry of “ខ្លាឃ្មុំទឹកកក”, step by step

ខ្លាឃ្មុំទឹកកក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ទឹកកក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទឹកកកice
2Khmerទឹកwater, liquid, juice; round; temperament
3Proto-Austroasiaticɗaːkwater

via Khmer ខ្លាឃ្មុំ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្លាឃ្មុំsun bear
2Khmerខ្លាtiger
3Proto-Mon-Khmerklaʔtiger
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic ɗaːk →Every word from Khmer ទឹក →Every word from Khmer ទឹកកក →