Where does “ត្រីបំពង” come from?

ត្រីបំពង (Khmer) comes from Khmer ត្រី, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

ត្រីបំពង (Khmer): trey bampong, a fried fish dish in Cambodian cuisine

Definitions

trey bampong, a fried fish dish in Cambodian cuisine

Ancestry of “ត្រីបំពង”, step by step

ត្រីបំពង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ត្រី

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Khmer	ត្រី	fish; pawn
2	Sanskrit	त्रि	three
3	Proto-Indo-Aryan	tráyas	three
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	tráyas	three
5	Proto-Indo-European	*tréyes	—

via Khmer បំពង

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Khmer	បំពង	to cause to puff up by frying, to deep-fry
2	Khmer	ពង	blister, abscess, boil; tumor; bump
3	Proto-Sino-Tibetan	poŋ	raft; float
4	Proto-Great Andamanese	*pəŋ	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas →