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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoວຽກwork; job
2Middle Chinese役—
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