Where does “ទំនងជា” come from?

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

ទំនងជា (Khmer): maybe, perhaps, probably, apparently, it seems that

Definitions

  1. maybe, perhaps, probably, apparently, it seems that

Ancestry of “ទំនងជា”, step by step

ទំនងជា 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 ទំនង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទំនងprocess
Every word from Thai ช้ำ →Every word from Khmer ជា →