Where does “ખાવસા” come from?

ખાવસા (Gujarati) comes from Burmese ခေါက်ဆွဲ, from Shan ၶဝ်ႈသွႆး, from Shan ၶဝ်ႈ, from Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ — husked rice.

ખાવસા (Gujarati): khow suey

Definitions

  1. khow suey

Ancestry of “ખાવસા”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseခေါက်ဆွဲnoodles
2Shanၶဝ်ႈသွႆးnoodles
3Shanၶဝ်ႈto enter; rice
4Proto-Tai*C̬.qawꟲrice
5Proto-Austroasiatic*rŋkoːʔhusked rice
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ →Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ →Every word from Shan ၶဝ်ႈ →