Where does “นมข้าว” come from?

นมข้าว (Thai) comes from Thai นม, from Pali nāma, from Sanskrit नामन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

นมข้าว (Thai): rice milk

Definitions

  1. rice milk

Ancestry of “นมข้าว”, step by step

นมข้าว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai นม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนมmilk; breast
2Palināmaname; immaterial factors such as consciousness...
3Sanskritनामन्name, personal name, appellation; a...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́ma—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Thai ข้าว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiข้าวrice; food; meal; year
2Proto-Tai*C̬.qawꟲrice
3Proto-Austroasiatic*rŋkoːʔhusked rice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma →