Where does “ទឹកប្រាក់” come from?

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

ទឹកប្រាក់ (Khmer): money, cash

Definitions

  1. money, cash

Ancestry of “ទឹកប្រាក់”, step by step

ទឹកប្រាក់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ទឹក

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

via Khmer ប្រាក់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerប្រាក់money; silver; button orchid, string of nickels,...
2Angkorian Old Khmerprāk—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic ɗaːk →Every word from Khmer ទឹក →