Where does “ទៅជា” come from?

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

ទៅជា (Khmer): to become (someone or something), to be changed into

Definitions

  1. to become (someone or something), to be changed into

Ancestry of “ទៅជា”, step by step

ទៅជា 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 ទៅ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទៅto go
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