Where does “ປາໂລມາ” come from?

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

ປາໂລມາ (Lao): dolphin, porpoise

Definitions

  1. dolphin, porpoise

Ancestry of “ປາໂລມາ”, step by step

ປາໂລມາ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ປາ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoປາto throw at; fish
2Proto-Taiplaːᴬfish

via Lao ໂລມາ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoໂລມາ
Every word from Proto-Tai plaːᴬEvery word from Lao ປາ