Where does “បាយក្ដាំង” come from?

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

បាយក្ដាំង (Khmer): crust of rice, scorched rice crusty part of rice in the pot

Definitions

  1. crust of rice, scorched rice crusty part of rice in the pot

Ancestry of “បាយក្ដាំង”, step by step

បាយក្ដាំង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer បាយ

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

via Khmer ក្ដាំង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerក្ដាំង—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer paaj →Every word from Khmer បាយ →