Where does “ຄັບ” come from?

ຄັບ (Lao) comes from Proto-Tai ɡapᴰ, from Middle Chinese 狹.

ຄັບ (Lao): narrow

Definitions

  1. narrow

Ancestry of “ຄັບ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taiɡapᴰclose; tight; narrow
2Middle Chinese狹—
Every word from Middle Chinese 狹 →Every word from Proto-Tai ɡapᴰ →