Where does “បាយល្ងាច” come from?

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

បាយល្ងាច (Khmer): supper, dinner

Definitions

  1. supper, dinner

Ancestry of “បាយល្ងាច”, step by step

បាយល្ងាច traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer បាយ

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

via Khmer ល្ងាច

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerល្ងាចevening, late afternoon (around 5pm-6pm)
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer paaj →Every word from Khmer បាយ →