Where does “ເຂົ້າຕັງ” come from?

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

ເຂົ້າຕັງ (Lao): scorched rice crust of rice sticking to the bottom of the pot

Definitions

  1. scorched rice crust of rice sticking to the bottom of the pot

Ancestry of “ເຂົ້າຕັງ”, step by step

ເຂົ້າຕັງ 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 ຕັງ

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