Where does “ນັກດົນຕີ” come from?

ນັກດົນຕີ (Lao) comes from Lao ດົນຕີ, from Sanskrit तन्त्री, from Sanskrit तन्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántram, from Proto-Indo-European *tántram, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

ນັກດົນຕີ (Lao): musician

Definitions

  1. musician

Ancestry of “ນັກດົນຕີ”, step by step

ນັກດົນຕີ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ດົນຕີ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoດົນຕີmusic
2Sanskritतन्त्रीlute
3Sanskritतन्त्रa loom; the warp; the leading or principal or...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantántram—
5Proto-Indo-European*tántram—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Lao ນັກ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoນັກused to form compound nouns indicating...
2Khmerអ្នកperson, one, someone; -er, -man, one who; native...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tántram →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántram →