Where does “ຂໍກະແຈ” come from?

ຂໍກະແຈ (Lao) comes from Lao ຂໍ, from Proto-Tai xɔːᴬ — hook.

ຂໍກະແຈ (Lao): key

Definitions

  1. key

Ancestry of “ຂໍກະແຈ”, step by step

ຂໍກະແຈ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຂໍ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຂໍhook; to ask for, request
2Proto-Taixɔːᴬhook

via Lao ກະແຈ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoກະແຈkey; lock, padlock
Every word from Proto-Tai xɔːᴬ →Every word from Lao ຂໍ →
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