Where does “ហាងបាយ” come from?

ហាងបាយ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ហាង, from Thai หาง, from Proto-Tai trwɤːŋᴬ — tail.

ហាងបាយ (Khmer): restaurant, foodstall

Definitions

  1. restaurant, foodstall

Ancestry of “ហាងបាយ”, step by step

ហាងបាយ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ហាង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerហាងtail; shop, store
2Thaiหางtail; end of an object
3Proto-Taitrwɤːŋᴬtail

via Khmer បាយ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបាយrice; food, meal; to eat
2Proto-Mon-Khmerpaajcooked rice
Every word from Proto-Tai trwɤːŋᴬ →Every word from Thai หาง →Every word from Khmer ហាង →