Where does “តែខ្មៅ” come from?

តែខ្មៅ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ខ្មៅ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kmuuʔ — dirty.

តែខ្មៅ (Khmer): black tea

Definitions

  1. black tea

Ancestry of “តែខ្មៅ”, step by step

តែខ្មៅ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ខ្មៅ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្មៅblack
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkmuuʔdirty

via Khmer តែ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerតែtea; only, just; but
2Thaiแต่from; since; only; just; but; however
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kmuuʔ →Every word from Khmer ខ្មៅ →