Where does “ດາວເຄາະ” come from?

ດາວເຄາະ (Lao) comes from Lao ດາວ, from Proto-Tai t.naːwᴬ — star.

ດາວເຄາະ (Lao): planet

Definitions

  1. planet

Ancestry of “ດາວເຄາະ”, step by step

ດາວເຄາະ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ດາວ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoດາວstar, planet; celestial body
2Proto-Tait.naːwᴬstar

via Lao ເຄາະ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoເຄາະto knock; to rap; to knuckle
Every word from Proto-Tai t.naːwᴬ →Every word from Lao ດາວ →