Where does “ขนมหวาน” come from?

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

ขนมหวาน (Thai): sweets

Definitions

  1. sweets

Ancestry of “ขนมหวาน”, step by step

ขนมหวาน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ขนม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขนมsweets; dessert; cake; candy; confectionary;...
2Thaiข้าวrice; food; meal; year
3Proto-Tai*C̬.qawꟲrice
4Proto-Austroasiatic*rŋkoːʔhusked rice

via Thai หวาน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหวานsweet; sweet-tasting; mellifluous; luscious
2Proto-Tai*C̥.waːlᴬ—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ →Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ →Every word from Thai ข้าว →