Where does “ข้าวโพดคั่ว” come from?
ข้าวโพดคั่ว (Thai) comes from Thai ข้าวโพด, from Thai ข้าว, from Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ — husked rice.
ข้าวโพดคั่ว (Thai): popcorn
Definitions
- popcorn
Ancestry of “ข้าวโพดคั่ว”, step by step
ข้าวโพดคั่ว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ข้าวโพด
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ข้าวโพด | corn; maize |
| 2 | Thai | ข้าว | rice; food; meal; year |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | *C̬.qawꟲ | rice |
| 4 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *rŋkoːʔ | husked rice |
via Thai คั่ว
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | คั่ว | to roast; to parch |