Where does “ข้าวสาลี” come from?
ข้าวสาลี (Thai) comes from Thai สาลี, from Proto-West Germanic sāli, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.
ข้าวสาลี (Thai): wheat
Ancestry of “ข้าวสาลี”, step by step
ข้าวสาลี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai สาลี
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | สาลี | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sāli | happiness, prosperity; proper, appropriate time |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | saliz | house; dwelling; hall; room |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sol- | whole |
via Thai ข้าว
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ข้าว | rice; food; meal; year |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | *C̬.qawꟲ | rice |
| 3 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *rŋkoːʔ | husked rice |