Where does “មុខជា” come from?

មុខជា (Khmer) comes from Khmer មុខ, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.

មុខជា (Khmer): probably, surely, for sure, undoubtedly generally used with predicate adjectives

Definitions

  1. probably, surely, for sure, undoubtedly generally used with predicate adjectives

Ancestry of “មុខជា”, step by step

មុខជា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer មុខ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមុខface, front; decoration; mouth
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—

via Khmer ជា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerជាto be, to be equal to, equivalent to, the same as
2Thaiช้ำbruised
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam →Every word from Sanskrit मुख →