Where does “ข้าวสวย” come from?
ข้าวสวย (Thai) comes from Thai ข้าว, from Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ.
ข้าวสวย (Thai): steamed rice
Ancestry of “ข้าวสวย”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ข้าว | rice; food; meal; year |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | *C̬.qawꟲ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *rŋkoːʔ | — |