Where does “ទឹកនោម” come from?

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

ទឹកនោម (Khmer): urine

Definitions

  1. urine

Ancestry of “ទឹកនោម”, step by step

ទឹកនោម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ទឹក

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

via Khmer នោម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerនោមto urinate, to pee
2Proto-Austroasiatic*nuːmurine
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic ɗaːk →Every word from Khmer ទឹក →