Where does “បាយឆៅ” come from?

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

បាយឆៅ (Khmer): uncooked rice; rice that is not well cooked

Definitions

  1. uncooked rice; rice that is not well cooked

Ancestry of “បាយឆៅ”, step by step

បាយឆៅ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer បាយ

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

via Khmer ឆៅ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឆៅraw; uncooked
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer paaj →Every word from Khmer បាយ →