Where does “ຊື່ນ້ອຍ” come from?

ຊື່ນ້ອຍ (Lao) comes from Lao ຊື່, from Proto-Tai ɟɤːᴮ, from Middle Chinese 字 — letter, symbol, character; character.

ຊື່ນ້ອຍ (Lao): nickname

Definitions

  1. nickname

Ancestry of “ຊື່ນ້ອຍ”, step by step

ຊື່ນ້ອຍ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຊື່

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຊື່name; straight; honest
2Proto-Taiɟɤːᴮname
3Middle Chinese字letter, symbol, character; character

via Lao ນ້ອຍ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoນ້ອຍsmall, little; few; not much, little
2Proto-Tai*noːjꟲ—
Every word from Middle Chinese 字 →Every word from Proto-Tai ɟɤːᴮ →Every word from Lao ຊື່ →