Where does “លិនជី” come from?

លិនជី (Khmer) comes from Thai ลิ้นจี่, from Cantonese 荔枝 — lychee.

លិនជី (Khmer): lychee

Definitions

  1. lychee

Ancestry of “លិនជី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลิ้นจี่lychee; having lychee peel-like color
2Cantonese荔枝lychee
Every word from Cantonese 荔枝 →Every word from Thai ลิ้นจี่ →