Where does “ເຂົ້າຜັດ” come from?

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

ເຂົ້າຜັດ (Lao): fried rice

Definitions

  1. fried rice

Ancestry of “ເຂົ້າຜັດ”, step by step

ເຂົ້າຜັດ 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 ຜັດ

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