Where does “ស្លឹកតែ” come from?

ស្លឹកតែ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ស្លឹក, from Proto-Mon-Khmer slaʔ — leaf.

ស្លឹកតែ (Khmer): tea, tea leaves

Definitions

  1. tea, tea leaves

Ancestry of “ស្លឹកតែ”, step by step

ស្លឹកតែ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ស្លឹក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerស្លឹកleaf; sheet
2Proto-Mon-Khmerslaʔleaf

via Khmer តែ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerតែtea; only, just; but
2Thaiแต่from; since; only; just; but; however
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