Where does “ເຂົ້າເຊົ້າ” come from?

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

ເຂົ້າເຊົ້າ (Lao): breakfast

Definitions

  1. breakfast

Ancestry of “ເຂົ້າເຊົ້າ”, step by step

ເຂົ້າເຊົ້າ 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 ເຊົ້າ

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