Where does “ជឿជាក់” come from?

ជឿជាក់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ជឿ, from Thai เชื่อ, from Proto-Tai ɟɯəᴮ — to believe.

ជឿជាក់ (Khmer): to really believe, to be convinced

Definitions

  1. to really believe, to be convinced

Ancestry of “ជឿជាក់”, step by step

ជឿជាក់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ជឿ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerជឿto believe, to trust
2Thaiเชื่อto believe; to rely on; to trust
3Proto-Taiɟɯəᴮto believe

via Khmer ជាក់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerជាក់to be certain, sure, accurate
Every word from Proto-Tai ɟɯəᴮ →Every word from Thai เชื่อ →Every word from Khmer ជឿ →