Where does “ចៃ” come from?

ចៃ (Khmer) comes from Thai ใจ, from Proto-Tai cɤɰᴬ — heart; breath.

ចៃ (Khmer): louse; mite; parasite; heart

Definitions

  1. louse; mite; parasite; heart

Ancestry of “ចៃ”, step by step

ចៃ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ใจ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiใจheart; mind; spirit; breath
2Proto-Taicɤɰᴬheart; breath

via Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse
Every word from Proto-Tai cɤɰᴬ →Every word from Thai ใจ →