Where does “បានជា” come from?

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

បានជា (Khmer): that's why, so that, with the result that

Definitions

  1. that's why, so that, with the result that

Ancestry of “បានជា”, step by step

បានជា 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 បាន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបានto get, obtain; to be able to, can; to have...
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