Where does “បាញ់កាញ់” come from?

បាញ់កាញ់ (Khmer) comes from Vietnamese bánh canh, from Vietnamese bánh, from French balle, from Middle French balle, from Italian balla, from Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish balla.

បាញ់កាញ់ (Khmer): flat rice noodles

Definitions

  1. flat rice noodles

Ancestry of “បាញ់កាញ់”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebánh canhA thick Vietnamese noodle that can be made from tapioca flour or a mixture of rice and tapioca flour
2Vietnamesebánhany sweet, salty, or savory food prepared from...
3Frenchballe(small) ball
4Middle Frenchballeball; bundle
5Italianballalarge bundle, torsello, bale, reap; falsehood,...
6Old Frenchballe
7Medieval Latinballa
8Frankishballa
9Proto-Germanicballuzround object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-