Where does “หม้อหุงข้าว” come from?

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

หม้อหุงข้าว (Thai): rice cooker

Definitions

  1. rice cooker

Ancestry of “หม้อหุงข้าว”, step by step

หม้อหุงข้าว traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ข้าว

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

via Thai หม้อ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหม้อpot; cauldron; vagina; to womanize
2Proto-Tai*ʰmoːꟲ—

via Thai หุง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหุงto steam
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ →Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ →Every word from Thai ข้าว →