Where does “ដំរីទឹក” come from?

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

ដំរីទឹក (Khmer): hippopotamus

Definitions

  1. hippopotamus

Ancestry of “ដំរីទឹក”, step by step

ដំរីទឹក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ទឹក

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

via Khmer ដំរី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerដំរីelephant
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic ɗaːk →Every word from Khmer ទឹក →