Where does “ພູເຂົາໄຟ” come from?

ພູເຂົາໄຟ (Lao) comes from Lao ໄຟ, from Proto-Tai wɤjᴬ — fire.

ພູເຂົາໄຟ (Lao): volcano

Definitions

  1. volcano

Ancestry of “ພູເຂົາໄຟ”, step by step

ພູເຂົາໄຟ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ໄຟ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoໄຟfire
2Proto-Taiwɤjᴬfire

via Lao ເຂົາ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoເຂົາmountain; hill, height; he, she, they
2Proto-Taiqawᴬhorn

via Lao ພູ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoພູmountain
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