Where does “ទោះបីជា” come from?

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

ទោះបីជា (Khmer): although, even though

Definitions

  1. although, even though

Ancestry of “ទោះបីជា”, step by step

ទោះបីជា 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 ទោះបី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទោះបី—
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