Where does “លាជ” come from?

លាជ (Khmer) comes from Livonian lāja, from Sanskrit लाज.

លាជ (Khmer): popped grains (of corn, rice)

Definitions

  1. popped grains (of corn, rice)

Ancestry of “លាជ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianlājathin, lean
2Sanskritलाज—
Every word from Sanskrit लाज →Every word from Livonian lāja →
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