Where does “อาหารว่าง” come from?

อาหารว่าง (Thai) comes from Thai อาหาร, from Pali āhāra, from Sanskrit आहार, from Sanskrit आहृ, from Sanskrit हृ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

อาหารว่าง (Thai): snack food; snack

Definitions

  1. snack food; snack

Ancestry of “อาหารว่าง”, step by step

อาหารว่าง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai อาหาร

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอาหารfood; meal; diet
2Paliāhāradistrict
3Sanskritआहारbringing near, procuring; being about to fetch,...
4Sanskritआहृto bring near, fetch
5Sanskritहृto take
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Thai วาง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiวางto lay; to put; to place; to set; to file; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Sanskrit हृEvery word from Sanskrit आहृ