Where does “ພູໄຟ” come from?

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

ພູໄຟ (Lao): volcano

Definitions

  1. volcano

Ancestry of “ພູໄຟ”, step by step

ພູໄຟ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ໄຟ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoໄຟfire
2Proto-Taiwɤjᴬfire

via Lao ພູ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoພູmountain
Every word from Proto-Tai wɤjᴬEvery word from Lao ໄຟ