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Where does “ຄວາຍ” come from?

ຄວາຍ (Lao) comes from Proto-Tai ɣwaːjᴬ — water buffalo.

ຄວາຍ (Lao): water buffalo

Definitions

  1. water buffalo

Ancestry of “ຄວາຍ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taiɣwaːjᴬwater buffalo
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