Where does “ចានស្រាក់” come from?

ចានស្រាក់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ចាន, from Cantonese 陳.

ចានស្រាក់ (Khmer): a stack of four or five, usually metal, containers nested one on top of the other in an upright frame (used for carrying food)

Definitions

  1. a stack of four or five, usually metal, containers nested one on top of the other in an upright frame (used for carrying food)

Ancestry of “ចានស្រាក់”, step by step

ចានស្រាក់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ចាន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerចានdish, plate, bowl; porcelain
2Cantonese陳—

via Khmer ស្រាក់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerស្រាក់a pile or stack of objects wrapped or tied together
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