Where does “ຖົ່ວລຽນ” come from?

ຖົ່ວລຽນ (Lao) comes from Lao ທຸລຽນ, from Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic duri-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi-an, from Proto-Austronesian duʀi — thorn.

ຖົ່ວລຽນ (Lao): durian

Definitions

  1. durian

Ancestry of “ຖົ່ວລຽນ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoທຸລຽນdurian
2Malayduriandurian fruit
3Proto-Malayicduri-an—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduʀi-an—
5Proto-Austronesianduʀithorn
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi-an →Every word from Proto-Malayic duri-an →