Where does “ត្រីមឹក” come from?

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

ត្រីមឹក (Khmer): squid

Definitions

  1. squid

Ancestry of “ត្រីមឹក”, step by step

ត្រីមឹក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ត្រី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerត្រីfish; pawn
2Sanskritत्रिthree
3Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Khmer មឹក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមឹក(ត្រី~) squid
2Chinese墨ink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas →