Where does “បាយពេលព្រឹក” come from?

បាយពេលព្រឹក (Khmer) comes from Khmer ព្រឹក, from Sanskrit वृक, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wŕ̥kas, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

បាយពេលព្រឹក (Khmer): breakfast

Definitions

  1. breakfast

Ancestry of “បាយពេលព្រឹក”, step by step

បាយពេលព្រឹក traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ព្រឹក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerព្រឹកmorning
2Sanskritवृकa wolf; plough; thunderbolt
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwŕ̥kaswolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

via Khmer ពេល

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពេលtime; moment, instant, period of time; marvel of...
2Palivelātime; shore; boundary
3Sanskritवेलाtime; tide; boundary, threshold, limit, limen

via Khmer បាយ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបាយrice; food, meal; to eat
2Proto-Mon-Khmerpaajcooked rice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wŕ̥kas →Every word from Sanskrit वृक →