Where does “ດິນຊາຍ” come from?

ດິນຊາຍ (Lao) comes from Lao ຊາຍ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *zaːjᴬ⁴, from Proto-Tai zwɯəjᴬ, from Old Chinese 沙.

ດິນຊາຍ (Lao): sand

Definitions

  1. sand

Ancestry of “ດິນຊາຍ”, step by step

ດິນຊາຍ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຊາຍ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຊາຍmale, man; edge; eaves
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*zaːjᴬ⁴—
3Proto-Taizwɯəjᴬsand
4Old Chinese沙—

via Lao ດິນ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoດິນearth, land, soil
2Proto-Taiɗinᴬearth
Every word from Old Chinese 沙 →Every word from Proto-Tai zwɯəjᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *zaːjᴬ⁴ →