Where does “ປາໝຶກ” come from?

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

ປາໝຶກ (Lao): squid

Definitions

  1. squid

Ancestry of “ປາໝຶກ”, step by step

ປາໝຶກ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ປາ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoປາto throw at; fish
2Proto-Taiplaːᴬfish

via Lao ໝຶກ

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