Where does “បាយកក” come from?

បាយកក (Khmer) comes from Khmer បាយ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer paaj — cooked rice.

បាយកក (Khmer): cold rice, leftover rice

Definitions

  1. cold rice, leftover rice

Ancestry of “បាយកក”, step by step

បាយកក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer បាយ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបាយrice; food, meal; to eat
2Proto-Mon-Khmerpaajcooked rice

via Khmer កក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកកto be hardened, coagulated, frozen, set; to...
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