Where does “ข้าวแกง” come from?

ข้าวแกง (Thai) comes from Thai แกง, from English gang, from Middle English gang, from Old English gang, from Proto-Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

ข้าวแกง (Thai): a dish of cooked rice served with a curry or curries, being a type of traditional fast food in Thailand

Definitions

  1. a dish of cooked rice served with a curry or curries, being a type of traditional fast food in Thailand

Ancestry of “ข้าวแกง”, step by step

ข้าวแกง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai แกง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแกงcurry; soup; stew; to make or make as or into a...
2EnglishgangTo go; walk; proceed; A number going in company;...
3Middle Englishganggoing
4Old Englishganggoing, walking; path; gait
5Proto-Germanic*gang
6Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Thai ข้าว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiข้าวrice; food; meal; year
2Proto-Tai*C̬.qawꟲrice
3Proto-Austroasiatic*rŋkoːʔhusked rice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic gangaz