Where does “ປາ” come from?

ປາ (Lao) comes from Proto-Tai plaːᴬ — fish.

ປາ (Lao): to throw at; fish

Definitions

  1. to throw at; fish

Ancestry of “ປາ”, step by step

ປາ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Tai plaːᴬ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taiplaːᴬfish

via Proto-Khmuic *baː

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Khmuic*baː

Words derived from “ປາ

Every word from Proto-Tai plaːᴬ
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