Where does “ដេកលក់” come from?

ដេកលក់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ដេក, from Proto-Mon-Khmer tiik — to lie down, to sleep.

ដេកលក់ (Khmer): to sleep deeply, sleep well, be asleep, be sound...

Definitions

  1. to sleep deeply, sleep well, be asleep, be sound...

Ancestry of “ដេកលក់”, step by step

ដេកលក់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ដេក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerដេកto lie down, recline; to sleep; to loaf, stand...
2Proto-Mon-Khmertiikto lie down, to sleep

via Khmer លក់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerលក់to sell; to fine; be asleep
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