Where does “ទឹកតែ” come from?

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

ទឹកតែ (Khmer): tea

Definitions

  1. tea

Ancestry of “ទឹកតែ”, step by step

ទឹកតែ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ទឹក

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

via Khmer តែ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerតែtea; only, just; but
2Thaiแต่from; since; only; just; but; however
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic ɗaːk →Every word from Khmer ទឹក →