Where does “ຄົນຂໍທານ” come from?
ຄົນຂໍທານ (Lao) comes from Lao ຂໍທານ, from Lao ທານ, from Pali dāna, from Sanskrit दान, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃nom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
ຄົນຂໍທານ (Lao): beggar
Ancestry of “ຄົນຂໍທານ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lao | ຂໍທານ | to beg, to beg for alms |
| 2 | Lao | ທານ | — |
| 3 | Pali | dāna | gift; charity; alms |
| 4 | Sanskrit | दान | gift, alms, donation; generosity, giving; the... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dáHnam | gift |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃nom | gift |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |