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

Definitions

  1. highway, main road

Ancestry of “ທາງຫຼວງ”, step by step

ທາງຫຼວງ 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 ຫຼວງ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຫຼວງroyal, state; main, principal; huge, enormous
2Proto-Taiʰluəŋᴬbig
Every word from Middle Chinese 唐 →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ² →Every word from Lao ທາງ →