Where does “ទូរបញ្ជា” come from?

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

ទូរបញ្ជា (Khmer): remote control

Definitions

  1. remote control

Ancestry of “ទូរបញ្ជា”, step by step

ទូរបញ្ជា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer បញ្ជា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបញ្ជាto order, to command, to instruct
2Khmerជាto be, to be equal to, equivalent to, the same as
3Thaiช้ำbruised

via Khmer ទូរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទូរto compare
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