Where does “ខ្លាញ់ទឹកដោះ” come from?

ខ្លាញ់ទឹកដោះ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ទឹកដោះ, from Khmer ទឹក, from Proto-Austroasiatic ɗaːk — water.

ខ្លាញ់ទឹកដោះ (Khmer): butter

Definitions

  1. butter

Ancestry of “ខ្លាញ់ទឹកដោះ”, step by step

ខ្លាញ់ទឹកដោះ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ទឹកដោះ

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

via Khmer ខ្លាញ់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្លាញ់fat; grease; lard
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic ɗaːk →Every word from Khmer ទឹក →Every word from Khmer ទឹកដោះ →