Where does “ພະລັງງານ” come from?

ພະລັງງານ (Lao) comes from Lao ງານ, from Proto-Khmuic *ŋaːn.

ພະລັງງານ (Lao): energy, power

Definitions

  1. energy, power

Ancestry of “ພະລັງງານ”, step by step

ພະລັງງານ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ງານ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoງານjob; work
2Proto-Khmuic*ŋaːn—

via Lao ພະລັງ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoພະລັງenergy, power
Every word from Proto-Khmuic *ŋaːn →Every word from Lao ງານ →