Where does “Laosiaans” come from?
Laosiaans (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans Laosiaan, from Afrikaans aan, from Dutch aan, from Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.
Laosiaans (Afrikaans): Lao, Laotian of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the Laotian people or the Lao language
Definitions
- Lao, Laotian of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the Laotian people or the Lao language
Ancestry of “Laosiaans”, step by step
Laosiaans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans Laosiaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | Laosiaan | Lao, Laotian person from Laos or of Laotian descent |
| 2 | Afrikaans | aan | on; at; on; to |
| 3 | Dutch | aan | on; to; on, being operative |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | āne | on, on top of |
| 5 | Old Dutch | āna | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Afrikaans s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | s | — |