Where does “Laos” come from?

Laos comes from Lao ລາວ, the Lao exonym for the Lao people and region, from Lao ລາວ with origins unclear.

Laos (English): plural of Lao

Definitions

  1. plural of Lao

Ancestry of “Laos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchLaos—
2FrenchLaoLao language
3Laoລາວhe, she, him, her

Words derived from “Laos”

Every word from Lao ລາວ →Every word from French Lao →Every word from French Laos →