Where does “ເຂົ້າ” come from?

ເຂົ້າ (Lao) comes from Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ — husked rice.

ເຂົ້າ (Lao): to enter; rice

Definitions

  1. to enter; rice

Ancestry of “ເຂົ້າ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tai*C̬.qawꟲrice
2Proto-Austroasiatic*rŋkoːʔhusked rice

Words derived from “ເຂົ້າ”

Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ →Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ →