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

Definitions

  1. male, man; edge; eaves

Ancestry of “ຊາຍ”, step by step

ຊາຍ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Southwestern Tai *zaːjᴬ⁴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Southwestern Tai*zaːjᴬ⁴—
2Proto-Taizwɯəjᴬsand
3Old Chinese沙—

via Proto-Tai ʑaːjᴬ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taiʑaːjᴬeaves; male; man; male

Words derived from “ຊາຍ”

Every word from Old Chinese 沙 →Every word from Proto-Tai zwɯəjᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *zaːjᴬ⁴ →