Where does “กินข้าว” come from?

กินข้าว (Thai) comes from Thai ข้าว, from Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ — husked rice.

กินข้าว (Thai): to eat food; to have a meal

Definitions

  1. to eat food; to have a meal

Ancestry of “กินข้าว”, step by step

กินข้าว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ข้าว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiข้าวrice; food; meal; year
2Proto-Tai*C̬.qawꟲrice
3Proto-Austroasiatic*rŋkoːʔhusked rice

via Thai กิน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกินto consume; to wrongfully accept, take, or...
2Proto-Taikɯɲᴬto eat
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ →Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ →Every word from Thai ข้าว →