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Where does “Lao” come from?

Lao is the English exonym for the Tai people and language of Laos, from Lao ລາວ.

Lao (English): A Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia; The...

Definitions

  1. A Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia; The...

Ancestry of “Lao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoລາວhe, she, him, her

Words derived from “Lao”

  • Laos
  • लाओस
  • লাওছ
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