Where does “ទឹកខ្មៅ” come from?

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

ទឹកខ្មៅ (Khmer): ink

Definitions

  1. ink

Ancestry of “ទឹកខ្មៅ”, step by step

ទឹកខ្មៅ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ទឹក

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

via Khmer ខ្មៅ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្មៅblack
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkmuuʔdirty

Words derived from “ទឹកខ្មៅ”

Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic ɗaːk →Every word from Khmer ទឹក →