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
Ancestry of “ບຸນບັ້ງໄຟ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lao | ບຸນ | festival, holiday; ritual, ceremony; goodness,... |
| 2 | Pali | puñña | merit |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पुण्य | the good or right, virtue, purity, good work,... |