Where does “ທາງຫຼວງ” come from?
ທາງຫຼວງ (Lao) comes from Lao ທາງ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ², from Middle Chinese 唐.
ທາງຫຼວງ (Lao): highway, main road
Ancestry of “ທາງຫຼວງ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lao | ທາງ | road, path, track; direction, course; side |
| 2 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | daːŋᴬ² | road; way |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 唐 | — |