Where does “ຜ້າພັນຄໍ” come from?

ຜ້າພັນຄໍ (Lao) comes from Lao ຄໍ, from Proto-Tai ɣoːᴬ, from Middle Chinese 喉.

ຜ້າພັນຄໍ (Lao): scarf

Definitions

  1. scarf

Ancestry of “ຜ້າພັນຄໍ”, step by step

ຜ້າພັນຄໍ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຄໍ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຄໍneck
2Proto-Taiɣoːᴬneck
3Middle Chinese喉—

via Lao ຜ້າ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຜ້າcloth, material, fabric
2Proto-Southwestern Taipʰaːᶜ—

via Lao ພັນ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoພັນthousand; to bind; to tie round
Every word from Middle Chinese 喉 →Every word from Proto-Tai ɣoːᴬ →Every word from Lao ຄໍ →