Where does “巴蜀” come from?

巴蜀 (Chinese) comes from Thai ประจวบ, from Khmer ប្រចួប, from Khmer ជួប — to meet (with).

巴蜀 (Chinese): the kingdoms of Ba and Shu which existed within the Sichuan Basin (?–c. 316)

Definitions

  1. the kingdoms of Ba and Shu which existed within the Sichuan Basin (?–c. 316)

Ancestry of “巴蜀”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiประจวบcollide, coincide, meet
2Khmerប្រចួបto meet or run into one another; to confront one another
3Khmerជួបto meet (with)
Every word from Khmer ជួប →Every word from Khmer ប្រចួប →Every word from Thai ประจวบ →