Where does “ຊາວຫ້າ” come from?

ຊາວຫ້າ (Lao) comes from Lao ຫ້າ, from Proto-Tai *haːꟲ, from Old Chinese 五.

ຊາວຫ້າ (Lao): twenty-five

Definitions

  1. twenty-five

Ancestry of “ຊາວຫ້າ”, step by step

ຊາວຫ້າ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຫ້າ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຫ້າfive
2Proto-Tai*haːꟲfive
3Old Chinese五—

via Lao ຊາວ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຊາວtwenty; inhabitant, native; person; tribe, group
2Proto-Taizaːwᴬto wash
Every word from Old Chinese 五 →Every word from Proto-Tai *haːꟲ →Every word from Lao ຫ້າ →
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