Where does “ເກົາ” come from?

ເກົາ (Khmu) comes from Lao ເກົ້າ, from Proto-Tai *kɤwꟲ, from Middle Chinese 九, from Old Chinese 九, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d/s-kəw — nine.

ເກົາ (Khmu): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “ເກົາ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoເກົ້າnine; head; headhair
2Proto-Tai*kɤwꟲnine
3Middle Chinese九—
4Old Chinese九—
5Proto-Sino-Tibetand/s-kəwnine
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d/s-kəw →Every word from Old Chinese 九 →Every word from Middle Chinese 九 →