Where does “ຈຳປາສັກ” come from?

ຈຳປາສັກ (Lao) comes from Lao ຈຳປາ, from Sanskrit चम्पक, from Pali campaka.

Ancestry of “ຈຳປາສັກ”, step by step

ຈຳປາສັກ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຈຳປາ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຈຳປາfrangipani (Michelia champaca L. or Plumeria acutifolia Poir)
2Sanskritचम्पकa tree bearing yellow, fragrant flowers (Magnolia champaca, formerly Michelia campaka); the champac tree
3Palicampaka—

via Lao ສັກ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສັກ—
Every word from Pali campaka →Every word from Sanskrit चम्पक →Every word from Lao ຈຳປາ →