Where does “ທິດເໜືອ” come from?
ທິດເໜືອ (Lao) comes from Lao ທິດ, from Sanskrit दिश्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dayć-.
ທິດເໜືອ (Lao): north
Ancestry of “ທິດເໜືອ”, step by step
ທິດເໜືອ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lao ທິດ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lao | ທິດ | direction; point of the compass |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दिश् | quarter; region; direction; place; part; quarter,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *dayć- | — |
via Lao ເໜືອ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lao | ເໜືອ | north |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | ʰnɯəᴬ | upstream; above; upstream, above |