Where does “ທານ” come from?
ທານ (Lao) comes from Pali dāna, from Sanskrit दान, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃nom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
Ancestry of “ທານ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | dāna | gift; charity; alms |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दान | gift, alms, donation; generosity, giving; the... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dáHnam | gift |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃nom | gift |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |