Where does “ທີ່ສຸດ” come from?

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

ທີ່ສຸດ (Lao): most, -est; used for making superlative...

Definitions

  1. most, -est; used for making superlative...

Ancestry of “ທີ່ສຸດ”, step by step

ທີ່ສຸດ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ທີ່

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

via Lao ສຸດ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສຸດmosquito net; to end; to finish
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Proto-Tai diːᴮEvery word from Lao ທີ່
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