Where does “បាយពេលល្ងាច” come from?

បាយពេលល្ងាច (Khmer) comes from Khmer ពេលល្ងាច, from Khmer ពេល, from Pali velā, from Sanskrit वेला — time; tide; boundary, threshold, limit, limen.

បាយពេលល្ងាច (Khmer): supper, dinner

Definitions

  1. supper, dinner

Ancestry of “បាយពេលល្ងាច”, step by step

បាយពេលល្ងាច traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ពេលល្ងាច

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពេលល្ងាចevening
2Khmerពេលtime; moment, instant, period of time; marvel of...
3Palivelātime; shore; boundary
4Sanskritवेलाtime; tide; boundary, threshold, limit, limen

via Khmer បាយ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបាយrice; food, meal; to eat
2Proto-Mon-Khmerpaajcooked rice
Every word from Sanskrit वेला →Every word from Pali velā →Every word from Khmer ពេល →