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Where does “ເຂົ້າຈີ່” come from?

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

ເຂົ້າຈີ່ (Lao): bread

Definitions

  1. bread

Ancestry of “ເຂົ້າຈີ່”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoເຂົ້າto enter; rice
2Proto-Tai*C̬.qawꟲ—
3Proto-Austroasiatic*rŋkoːʔ—
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