Where does “ចៅហ្វាយ” come from?

ចៅហ្វាយ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ចៅ, from Middle Chinese 主.

ចៅហ្វាយ (Khmer): chief, manager, boss

Definitions

  1. chief, manager, boss

Ancestry of “ចៅហ្វាយ”, step by step

ចៅហ្វាយ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ចៅ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerចៅgrandchild
2Middle Chinese主—

via Khmer ហ្វាយ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerហ្វាយ—

Words derived from “ចៅហ្វាយ”

Every word from Middle Chinese 主 →Every word from Khmer ចៅ →