Where does “ນ້ຳປາ” come from?

ນ້ຳປາ (Lao) comes from Lao ນ້ຳ, from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ — water.

ນ້ຳປາ (Lao): fish sauce

Definitions

  1. fish sauce

Ancestry of “ນ້ຳປາ”, step by step

ນ້ຳປາ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ນ້ຳ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoນ້ຳwater; liquid, sauce
2Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater

via Lao ປາ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoປາto throw at; fish
2Proto-Taiplaːᴬfish
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ →Every word from Lao ນ້ຳ →