Where does “ຄາວຽກ” come from?

ຄາວຽກ (Lao) comes from Lao ວຽກ, from Middle Chinese 役.

ຄາວຽກ (Lao): busy

Definitions

  1. busy

Ancestry of “ຄາວຽກ”, step by step

ຄາວຽກ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ວຽກ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoວຽກwork; job
2Middle Chinese

via Lao ຄາ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຄາ
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Lao ວຽກ