Where does “ពិតជា” come from?

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

ពិតជា (Khmer): (will) certainly; surely

Definitions

  1. (will) certainly; surely

Ancestry of “ពិតជា”, step by step

ពិតជា 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 ពិត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពិតto be true, real, genuine
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