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Where does “ข้าวหอมมะลิ” come from?

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

ข้าวหอมมะลิ (Thai): jasmine rice

Definitions

  1. jasmine rice

Ancestry of “ข้าวหอมมะลิ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ข้าวหอมมะลิ”

  • hom mali rice
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ →