Where does “សេអ៊ីអា” come from?

សេអ៊ីអា (Khmer) comes from French CIA, from English CIA — Initialism of captured-in-action.

សេអ៊ីអា (Khmer): the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)

Definitions

  1. the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)

Ancestry of “សេអ៊ីអា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCIACIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
2EnglishCIAInitialism of captured-in-action
Every word from English CIAEvery word from French CIA