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Where does “ຊາວ” come from?

ຊາວ (Lao) comes from Proto-Tai zaːwᴬ — to wash.

ຊາວ (Lao): twenty; inhabitant, native; person; tribe, group

Definitions

  1. twenty; inhabitant, native; person; tribe, group

Ancestry of “ຊາວ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taizaːwᴬto wash

Words derived from “ຊາວ”

  • ຊາວສີ່
  • ຊາວຫ້າ
  • ຊາວຫົກ
  • ຊາວເຈັດ
  • ຊາວແປດ
  • ຊາວເກົ້າ
  • ຊາວເອັດ
  • ຊາວສອງ
  • ຊາວສາມ
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