Where does “ບຸນບັ້ງໄຟ” come from?

ບຸນບັ້ງໄຟ (Lao) comes from Lao ບຸນ, from Pali puñña, from Sanskrit पुण्य — the good or right, virtue, purity, good work,...

ບຸນບັ້ງໄຟ (Lao): rocket festival

Definitions

  1. rocket festival

Ancestry of “ບຸນບັ້ງໄຟ”, step by step

ບຸນບັ້ງໄຟ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ບຸນ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoບຸນfestival, holiday; ritual, ceremony; goodness,...
2Palipuññamerit
3Sanskritपुण्यthe good or right, virtue, purity, good work,...

via Lao ບັ້ງໄຟ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoບັ້ງໄຟrocket, missile; bamboo firework traditionally...
2Laoໄຟfire
3Proto-Taiwɤjᴬfire
Every word from Sanskrit पुण्य →Every word from Pali puñña →Every word from Lao ບຸນ →