Where does “ហូបបាយ” come from?

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

ហូបបាយ (Khmer): to eat rice, to eat food, to have a meal

Definitions

  1. to eat rice, to eat food, to have a meal

Ancestry of “ហូបបាយ”, step by step

ហូបបាយ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer បាយ

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

via Khmer ហូប

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerហូបto eat
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer paaj →Every word from Khmer បាយ →
ហូបបាយ — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer