Where does “ដើមចោទ” come from?

ដើមចោទ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ចោទ, from Pali coda.

ដើមចោទ (Khmer): plaintiff

Definitions

  1. plaintiff

Ancestry of “ដើមចោទ”, step by step

ដើមចោទ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ចោទ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerចោទto accuse, charge
2Palicoda

via Khmer ដើម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerដើមtrunk (of a tree or of the body), stock (of a rifle)
Every word from Pali codaEvery word from Khmer ចោទ
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