Where does “ᦒᦰᦵᦟ” come from?

ᦒᦰᦵᦟ (Lü) comes from Thai ทะเล, from Khmer ទន្លេ, from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ទន្លេ — large body of water.

ᦒᦰᦵᦟ (Lü): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “ᦒᦰᦵᦟ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทะเลsea; any large body of water
2Khmerទន្លេlarge river
3Pre-Angkorian Old Khmerទន្លេlarge body of water
Every word from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ទន្លេ →Every word from Khmer ទន្លេ →Every word from Thai ทะเล →