Where does “ផ្ទាំងទឹកកក” come from?

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

ផ្ទាំងទឹកកក (Khmer): iceberg

Definitions

  1. iceberg

Ancestry of “ផ្ទាំងទឹកកក”, step by step

ផ្ទាំងទឹកកក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ទឹកកក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទឹកកកice
2Khmerទឹកwater, liquid, juice; round; temperament
3Proto-Austroasiaticɗaːkwater

via Khmer ផ្ទាំង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerផ្ទាំងlarge flat surface, sheet, panel, slab
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic ɗaːk →Every word from Khmer ទឹក →Every word from Khmer ទឹកកក →