Where does “ຄວາມໄວ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ຄວາມໄວ”, step by step

ຄວາມໄວ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຄວາມ

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

via Lao ໄວ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoໄວquick, fast
Every word from Proto-Tai ɣwaːmᴬ →Every word from Lao ຄວາມ →
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