Where does “ផ្លេកបន្ទោរ” come from?

ផ្លេកបន្ទោរ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ផ្លេក, from Pali phalikā, from Sanskrit स्फटिक — crystal; quartz.

ផ្លេកបន្ទោរ (Khmer): lightning

Definitions

  1. lightning

Ancestry of “ផ្លេកបន្ទោរ”, step by step

ផ្លេកបន្ទោរ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ផ្លេក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerផ្លេកto flash
2Paliphalikācrystal; quartz
3Sanskritस्फटिकcrystal; quartz

via Khmer បន្ទោរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបន្ទោរ—
Every word from Sanskrit स्फटिक →Every word from Pali phalikā →Every word from Khmer ផ្លេក →