Where does “pad thai” come from?
pad thai (English) comes from Thai ผัดไทย, from Thai ไทย, from Pali deyya, from Hindi देय, from Sanskrit देय॑.
pad thai (English): A Thai dish of stir-fried noodles with egg,...
Definitions
- A Thai dish of stir-fried noodles with egg,...
Ancestry of “pad thai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ผัดไทย | pad thai |
| 2 | Thai | ไทย | person; human being; Siamese person; Thai person |
| 3 | Pali | deyya | — |
| 4 | Hindi | देय | given |
| 5 | Sanskrit | देय॑ | — |