Where does “ທະເລ” come from?

ທະເລ (Lao) comes from Thai ทะเล, from Khmer ទន្លេ, from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ទន្លេ — large body of water.

ທະເລ (Lao): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “ທະເລ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทะเลsea; any large body of water
2Khmerទន្លេlarge river
3Pre-Angkorian Old Khmerទន្លេlarge body of water
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