Where does “ข้าวเย็น” come from?

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

ข้าวเย็น (Thai): dinner; supper; leftover food, especially one...

Definitions

  1. dinner; supper; leftover food, especially one...

Ancestry of “ข้าวเย็น”, step by step

ข้าวเย็น traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ข้าว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiข้าวrice; food; meal; year
2Proto-Tai*C̬.qawꟲrice
3Proto-Austroasiatic*rŋkoːʔhusked rice

via Thai เย็น

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเย็นcold; cool; chill; cool; calm; composed; serene;...
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ →Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ →Every word from Thai ข้าว →