Where does “ទូទឹកកក” come from?
ទូទឹកកក (Khmer) comes from Khmer ទឹកកក, from Khmer ទឹក, from Proto-Austroasiatic ɗaːk — water.
ទូទឹកកក (Khmer): refrigerator
Ancestry of “ទូទឹកកក”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ទឹកកក | ice |
| 2 | Khmer | ទឹក | water, liquid, juice; round; temperament |
| 3 | Proto-Austroasiatic | ɗaːk | water |