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Where does “ขนม” come from?

ขนม (Thai) comes from Thai ข้าว, from Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ.

ขนม (Thai): sweets; dessert; cake; candy; confectionary;...

Definitions

  1. sweets; dessert; cake; candy; confectionary;...

Ancestry of “ขนม”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiข้าวrice; food; meal; year
2Proto-Tai*C̬.qawꟲ—
3Proto-Austroasiatic*rŋkoːʔ—

Words derived from “ขนม”

  • ขนมจีบ
  • ขนมเบื้อง
  • នំ
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