Where does “ទឹកអម្ពិល” come from?

ទឹកអម្ពិល (Khmer) comes from Khmer អម្ពិល, from Pali ambila, from Sanskrit अम्ल, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

ទឹកអម្ពិល (Khmer): tamarind sauce

Definitions

  1. tamarind sauce

Ancestry of “ទឹកអម្ពិល”, step by step

ទឹកអម្ពិល traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អម្ពិល

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអម្ពិលsour, acidic
2Paliambila—
3Sanskritअम्लsour; sour; acid, vinegar; sour; wood-sorrel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

via Khmer ទឹក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទឹកwater, liquid, juice; round; temperament
2Proto-Austroasiaticɗaːkwater
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós →Every word from Sanskrit अम्ल →