Where does “ข้าวหอมมะลิ” come from?
ข้าวหอมมะลิ (Thai) comes from Thai ข้าว, from Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ — husked rice.
ข้าวหอมมะลิ (Thai): jasmine rice
Definitions
- jasmine rice
Ancestry of “ข้าวหอมมะลิ”, step by step
ข้าวหอมมะลิ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Thai มะลิ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | มะลิ | Arabian jasmine: the plant "Jasminum sambac" of... |
| 2 | Old Khmer | muliḥ ~ mali | the plant "Jasminum sambac" |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मल्लि | a kind of jasmine, Jasminum sambac |