Where does “សុខសប្បាយជាទេ” come from?
សុខសប្បាយជាទេ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ជា, from Thai ช้ำ — bruised.
សុខសប្បាយជាទេ (Khmer): how are you?
Definitions
- how are you?
Ancestry of “សុខសប្បាយជាទេ”, step by step
សុខសប្បាយជាទេ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ជា
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ជា | to be, to be equal to, equivalent to, the same as |
| 2 | Thai | ช้ำ | bruised |
via Khmer ទេ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ទេ | final interrogative particle; no, not |
via Khmer សុខសប្បាយ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សុខសប្បាយ | healthy and happy |