Where does “បាយព្រឹក” come from?

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

បាយព្រឹក (Khmer): breakfast

Definitions

  1. breakfast

Ancestry of “បាយព្រឹក”, step by step

បាយព្រឹក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ព្រឹក

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

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 →