Where does “ຊາຍ” come from?
ຊາຍ (Lao) comes from Proto-Southwestern Tai *zaːjᴬ⁴, from Proto-Tai zwɯəjᴬ, from Old Chinese 沙.
ຊາຍ (Lao): male, man; edge; eaves
Ancestry of “ຊາຍ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | *zaːjᴬ⁴ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | zwɯəjᴬ | sand |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 沙 | — |