Where does “Chachoengsao” come from?
Chachoengsao (English) comes from Thai ฉะเชิงเทรา, from Khmer ជ្រៅ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ɟruːʔ — deep.
Ancestry of “Chachoengsao”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ฉะเชิงเทรา | — |
| 2 | Khmer | ជ្រៅ | deep; profound |
| 3 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *ɟruːʔ | deep |