Where does “cha” come from?

cha (Pacoh) comes from Proto-Katuic *caa, from Proto-Mon-Khmer caʔ — to eat.

cha (Pacoh): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “cha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Katuic*caa—
2Proto-Mon-Khmercaʔto eat
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer caʔ →Every word from Proto-Katuic *caa →