Where does “គឺជា” come from?

គឺជា (Khmer) comes from Khmer ជា, from Thai ช้ำ — bruised.

គឺជា (Khmer): to be

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “គឺជា”, step by step

គឺជា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ជា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerជាto be, to be equal to, equivalent to, the same as
2Thaiช้ำbruised

via Khmer គឺ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerគឺto be
Every word from Thai ช้ำ →Every word from Khmer ជា →