Where does “ស្រាក្រឡុក” come from?

ស្រាក្រឡុក (Khmer) comes from Khmer ស្រា, from Pali surā, from Sanskrit सुरा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan súraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian súraH, from Proto-Indo-European sūl — thick liquid.

ស្រាក្រឡុក (Khmer): cocktail

Definitions

  1. cocktail

Ancestry of “ស្រាក្រឡុក”, step by step

ស្រាក្រឡុក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ស្រា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerស្រាalcohol, wine
2Palisurādistilled liquor
3Sanskritसुराwine, spirituous liquor
4Proto-Indo-AryansúraH
5Proto-Indo-IraniansúraHwine, liquor, alcohol; any fermented drink, milk,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansūlthick liquid

via Khmer ក្រឡុក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerក្រឡុកto shake (in a container), agitate, shake up, jolt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sūlEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian súraHEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan súraH