Where does “មីឆា” come from?

មីឆា (Khmer) comes from Khmer មី, from Vietnamese mì, from Italian mi, from Latin mihi, from Latin egō, from Proto-Italic egō, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

មីឆា (Khmer): mi cʰaa, fried noodles

Definitions

  1. mi cʰaa, fried noodles

Ancestry of “មីឆា”, step by step

មីឆា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer មី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមីlo mein vermicelli; dish prepared using lo mein...
2VietnameseShort for mì ăn liền; instant noodles cooked...
3Italianmime; The third note, mi; E
4Latinmihidative of ego, indirect object form; me; to me
5LatinegōI; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
6Proto-ItalicegōI
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Khmer ឆា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឆាto fry, stir-fry, sauté (usually mixed vegetables and meat)
2Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Italic egōEvery word from Latin egō