Where does “បង្ហូរទឹកភ្នែក” come from?
បង្ហូរទឹកភ្នែក (Khmer) comes from Khmer ទឹកភ្នែក, from Khmer ភ្នែក, from Old Khmer bhnēka, from Old Khmer bek.
បង្ហូរទឹកភ្នែក (Khmer): to sob, to weep, to cry
Definitions
- to sob, to weep, to cry
Ancestry of “បង្ហូរទឹកភ្នែក”, step by step
បង្ហូរទឹកភ្នែក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ទឹកភ្នែក
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ទឹកភ្នែក | tear, tears (as when crying) |
| 2 | Khmer | ភ្នែក | eye; bud; future |
| 3 | Old Khmer | bhnēka | — |
| 4 | Old Khmer | bek | — |
via Khmer បង្ហូរ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | បង្ហូរ | to cause to flow |