Where does “រកឃើញ” come from?

រកឃើញ (Khmer) comes from Khmer រក, from Chinese 轆.

រកឃើញ (Khmer): to find, to discover

Definitions

  1. to find, to discover

Ancestry of “រកឃើញ”, step by step

រកឃើញ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer រក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរកto look for, search for, seek
2Chinese轆—

via Khmer ឃើញ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឃើញto see, perceive
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