Where does “ຄວາມຫວັງ” come from?

ຄວາມຫວັງ (Lao) comes from Lao ຄວາມ, from Proto-Tai ɣwaːmᴬ — matter.

Ancestry of “ຄວາມຫວັງ”, step by step

ຄວາມຫວັງ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຄວາມ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຄວາມlanguage, speech; word; sense, meaning
2Proto-Taiɣwaːmᴬmatter

via Lao ຫວັງ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຫວັງto hope (for)
Every word from Proto-Tai ɣwaːmᴬ →Every word from Lao ຄວາມ →