Where does “ឡត” come from?

ឡត (Khmer) comes from Thai หลอด, from Proto-Tai ʰlwuːtᴰ — spool.

ឡត (Khmer): tube; capsule

Definitions

  1. tube; capsule

Ancestry of “ឡត”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหลอดdrinking straw; tube; spindle
2Proto-Taiʰlwuːtᴰspool
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰlwuːtᴰ →Every word from Thai หลอด →