Where does “ເຂົ້າຈີ່” come from?

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

ເຂົ້າຈີ່ (Lao): bread

Definitions

  1. bread

Ancestry of “ເຂົ້າຈີ່”, step by step

ເຂົ້າຈີ່ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ເຂົ້າ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoເຂົ້າto enter; rice
2Proto-Tai*C̬.qawꟲrice
3Proto-Austroasiatic*rŋkoːʔhusked rice

via Lao ຈີ່

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຈີ່baked
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ →Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ →Every word from Lao ເຂົ້າ →