Where does “ហាក់ដូចជា” come from?

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

ហាក់ដូចជា (Khmer): to seem that, it seems as though, one could say that

Definitions

  1. to seem that, it seems as though, one could say that

Ancestry of “ហាក់ដូចជា”, step by step

ហាក់ដូចជា traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ហាក់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerហាក់to be like, to seem, to appear
2Thaiหากว่า—
3Thaiว่าto say, to speak, to tell; to utter, to...
4Middle Chinese話—

via Khmer ជា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerជាto be, to be equal to, equivalent to, the same as
2Thaiช้ำbruised

via Khmer ដូច

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerដូចlike (similar to), as
Every word from Middle Chinese 話 →Every word from Thai ว่า →Every word from Thai หากว่า →