Where does “瀾滄” come from?
瀾滄 (Chinese) comes from Lao ລ້ານຊ້າງ, from Lao ຊ້າງ, from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ, from Middle Chinese 象, from Old Chinese 象 — elephant.
Ancestry of “瀾滄”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lao | ລ້ານຊ້າງ | {{w|Lan Xang}} |
| 2 | Lao | ຊ້າງ | elephant |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | *ɟaːŋꟲ | — |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 象 | elephant; image, resemblance |
| 5 | Old Chinese | 象 | elephant |