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Where does “ດຳ” come from?

ດຳ (Lao) comes from Proto-Tai ɗamᴬ — to dive.

ດຳ (Lao): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “ດຳ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taiɗamᴬto dive
Every word from Proto-Tai ɗamᴬ →