Where does “បើសិនជា” come from?
បើសិនជា (Khmer) comes from Khmer ជា, from Thai ช้ำ — bruised.
បើសិនជា (Khmer): if, if ever
Definitions
- if, if ever
Ancestry of “បើសិនជា”, step by step
បើសិនជា traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ជា
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ជា | to be, to be equal to, equivalent to, the same as |
| 2 | Thai | ช้ำ | bruised |
via Khmer សិន
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សិន | polite final hortatory particle for now, for the time being, for a moment, first |
via Khmer បើ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | បើ | if |