Where does “តែបៃតង” come from?

តែបៃតង (Khmer) comes from Khmer បៃតង, from Thai ใบตอง, from Thai ใบ, from Proto-Tai ɓaɰᴬ — leaf.

តែបៃតង (Khmer): green tea

Definitions

  1. green tea

Ancestry of “តែបៃតង”, step by step

តែបៃតង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer បៃតង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបៃតងgreen
2Thaiใบตองbanana leaf
3Thaiใบleaf; sail; legal document
4Proto-Taiɓaɰᴬleaf

via Khmer តែ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerតែtea; only, just; but
2Thaiแต่from; since; only; just; but; however
Every word from Proto-Tai ɓaɰᴬ →Every word from Thai ใบ →Every word from Thai ใบตอง →