Where does “ប្រសិនជា” come from?

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

ប្រសិនជា (Khmer): if by chance, if ever, in case of

Definitions

  1. if by chance, if ever, in case of

Ancestry of “ប្រសិនជា”, step by step

ប្រសិនជា 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 ប្រសិន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerប្រសិនif by chance, if ever, in case of
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