Where does “ទឹកភ្នែក” come from?

ទឹកភ្នែក (Khmer) comes from Khmer ភ្នែក, from Old Khmer bhnēka, from Old Khmer bek.

ទឹកភ្នែក (Khmer): tear, tears (as when crying)

Definitions

  1. tear, tears (as when crying)

Ancestry of “ទឹកភ្នែក”, step by step

ទឹកភ្នែក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ភ្នែក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerភ្នែកeye; bud; future
2Old Khmerbhnēka—
3Old Khmerbek—

via Khmer ទឹក

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

Words derived from “ទឹកភ្នែក”

Every word from Old Khmer bek →Every word from Old Khmer bhnēka →Every word from Khmer ភ្នែក →