Where does “ນ້ຳຕານ” come from?

ນ້ຳຕານ (Lao) comes from Lao ຕານ, from Sanskrit ताल, from Sanskrit तल, from Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic talamū, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon-, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

ນ້ຳຕານ (Lao): sugar; brown

Definitions

  1. sugar; brown

Ancestry of “ນ້ຳຕານ”, step by step

ນ້ຳຕານ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຕານ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຕານpalm
2Sanskritतालthe palm tree or fan palm; clapping; the palm of...
3Sanskritतलsurface, level, floor; the part underneath, lower...
4Old Irishtalamearth, land; land, country; earth
5Proto-Celtictalamūearth
6Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥-mon-
7Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

via Lao ນ້ຳ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoນ້ຳwater; liquid, sauce
2Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon-Every word from Proto-Celtic talamū