Where does “ທີ່ຢູ່” come from?

ທີ່ຢູ່ (Lao) comes from Lao ທີ່, from Proto-Tai diːᴮ, from Middle Chinese 地.

ທີ່ຢູ່ (Lao): address

Definitions

  1. address

Ancestry of “ທີ່ຢູ່”, step by step

ທີ່ຢູ່ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ທີ່

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoທີ່place, site, region, area; in; at
2Proto-Taidiːᴮplace, ground
3Middle Chinese地—

via Lao ຢູ່

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຢູ່to be; to live, reside, abide; to live, exist
2Proto-Taiˀjuːᴮto be
Every word from Middle Chinese 地 →Every word from Proto-Tai diːᴮ →Every word from Lao ທີ່ →