Where does “វេជ្ជបញ្ជា” come from?

វេជ្ជបញ្ជា (Khmer) comes from Khmer បញ្ជា, from Khmer ជា, from Thai ช้ำ — bruised.

វេជ្ជបញ្ជា (Khmer): (medical) prescription

Definitions

  1. (medical) prescription

Ancestry of “វេជ្ជបញ្ជា”, step by step

វេជ្ជបញ្ជា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer បញ្ជា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបញ្ជាto order, to command, to instruct
2Khmerជាto be, to be equal to, equivalent to, the same as
3Thaiช้ำbruised

via Khmer វេជ្ជ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerវេជ្ជphysician; medical doctor; PG
2Palivejja—
Every word from Thai ช้ำ →Every word from Khmer ជា →Every word from Khmer បញ្ជា →