Where does “ທາງຍ່າງ” come from?

ທາງຍ່າງ (Lao) comes from Lao ທາງ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ², from Middle Chinese 唐.

ທາງຍ່າງ (Lao): sidewalk; pavement

Definitions

  1. sidewalk; pavement

Ancestry of “ທາງຍ່າງ”, step by step

ທາງຍ່າງ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ທາງ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoທາງroad, path, track; direction, course; side
2Proto-Southwestern Taidaːŋᴬ²road; way
3Middle Chinese唐—

via Lao ຍ່າງ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຍ່າງto walk
Every word from Middle Chinese 唐 →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ² →Every word from Lao ທາງ →