Where does “ᦟᦱᧃᧉᦋᦱᧂᧉ” come from?

ᦟᦱᧃᧉᦋᦱᧂᧉ (Lü) comes from Lü ᦋᦱᧂᧉ, from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ, from Middle Chinese 象, from Old Chinese 象 — elephant.

ᦟᦱᧃᧉᦋᦱᧂᧉ (Lü): Lan Xang, an ancient kingdom in Laos

Definitions

  1. Lan Xang, an ancient kingdom in Laos

Ancestry of “ᦟᦱᧃᧉᦋᦱᧂᧉ”, step by step

ᦟᦱᧃᧉᦋᦱᧂᧉ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lü ᦋᦱᧂᧉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lüᦋᦱᧂᧉelephant
2Proto-Tai*ɟaːŋꟲelephant
3Middle Chinese象elephant; image, resemblance
4Old Chinese象elephant

via Lü ᦟᦱᧃᧉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lüᦟᦱᧃᧉ—
Every word from Old Chinese 象 →Every word from Middle Chinese 象 →Every word from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ →