Where does “កែច្នៃ” come from?

កែច្នៃ (Khmer) comes from Khmer កែ, from Thai แก้, from Proto-Tai *keːꟲ, from Middle Chinese 解.

កែច្នៃ (Khmer): to improve, to convert (to better equipment)

Definitions

  1. to improve, to convert (to better equipment)

Ancestry of “កែច្នៃ”, step by step

កែច្នៃ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កែ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកែto correct, straighten out, fix, repair
2Thaiแก้to undo; to untie; to remedy; to repair; to solve
3Proto-Tai*keːꟲto undo; to untie
4Middle Chinese解—

via Khmer ច្នៃ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerច្នៃto grind, to polish (gems, esp. diamonds)
Every word from Middle Chinese 解 →Every word from Proto-Tai *keːꟲ →Every word from Thai แก้ →