Where does “cơm cháy” come from?

cơm cháy (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chạy, from Proto-Vietic ciːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ — louse.

cơm cháy (Vietnamese): any type of cooked rice (boiled, fried, etc.) that is burnt

Definitions

  1. any type of cooked rice (boiled, fried, etc.) that is burnt

Ancestry of “cơm cháy”, step by step

cơm cháy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chạy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechạyto run
2Proto-Vieticciːʔhead louse
3Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse

via Vietnamese cơm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecơmcooked non-glutinous rice; a rice meal; meat;...
2Proto-Vietickəːmcooked rice
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ciːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese chạy →
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