Where does “ដូចជា” come from?

ដូចជា (Khmer) comes from Khmer ជា, from Thai ช้ำ — bruised.

ដូចជា (Khmer): such as, like, just like, as well as, rather,...

Definitions

  1. such as, like, just like, as well as, rather,...

Ancestry of “ដូចជា”, step by step

ដូចជា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ជា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerជាto be, to be equal to, equivalent to, the same as
2Thaiช้ำbruised

via Khmer ដូច

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerដូចlike (similar to), as
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