Where does “ກົວລາລຳເປີ” come from?

ກົວລາລຳເປີ (Lao) comes from English Kuala Lumpur, from Malay Kuala Lumpur, from Malay lumpur — mud.

Ancestry of “ກົວລາລຳເປີ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKuala Lumpur—
2MalayKuala Lumpur—
3Malaylumpurmud
Every word from Malay lumpur →Every word from Malay Kuala Lumpur →Every word from English Kuala Lumpur →