Where does “លាងចាន” come from?

លាងចាន (Khmer) comes from Khmer ចាន, from Cantonese 陳.

លាងចាន (Khmer): to do the dishes, to wash dishes

Definitions

  1. to do the dishes, to wash dishes

Ancestry of “លាងចាន”, step by step

លាងចាន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ចាន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerចានdish, plate, bowl; porcelain
2Cantonese陳—

via Khmer លាង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerលាងto wash
2Thaiล้างto remove or cleanse using water or fire for...

Words derived from “លាងចាន”

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