Where does “ឆ” come from?

ឆ (Khmer) comes from Pali cha, from Pali māsa, from Sanskrit माष — any Old World bean; urad.

ឆ (Khmer): seventh letter of the Cambodian alphabet

Definitions

  1. seventh letter of the Cambodian alphabet

Ancestry of “ឆ”, step by step

ឆ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali cha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palichasix
2Palimāsaa month; mungo bean, black matpe bean, "Vigna...
3Sanskritमाषany Old World bean; urad

via Thai ฉ้อ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฉ้อto cheat, defraud, swindle

Words derived from “ឆ”

Every word from Sanskrit माष →Every word from Pali māsa →Every word from Pali cha →