Where does “ហាក់” come from?

ហាក់ (Khmer) comes from Thai หากว่า, from Thai ว่า, from Middle Chinese 話.

ហាក់ (Khmer): to be like, to seem, to appear

Definitions

  1. to be like, to seem, to appear

Ancestry of “ហាក់”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหากว่า—
2Thaiว่าto say, to speak, to tell; to utter, to...
3Middle Chinese話—

Words derived from “ហាក់”

Every word from Middle Chinese 話 →Every word from Thai ว่า →Every word from Thai หากว่า →