Where does “ពញា” come from?

ពញា (Khmer) comes from Thai พญา, from Mon ဗညာ, from Old Mon ဗ္ည.

ពញា (Khmer): prince; marquess, marquis; commune chief

Definitions

  1. prince; marquess, marquis; commune chief

Ancestry of “ពញា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ThaiพญาArchaic form of พระยา; chief; lord; master
2Monဗညာtitle prefixed to names of royalty and nobility
3Old Monဗ္ည—
Every word from Old Mon ဗ္ည →Every word from Mon ဗညာ →Every word from Thai พญา →