Where does “ມວຍລາວ” come from?

ມວຍລາວ (Lao) comes from Lao ມວຍ, from Sanskrit मव्यति — to bind.

ມວຍລາວ (Lao): muay lao, Lao kickboxing

Definitions

  1. muay lao, Lao kickboxing

Ancestry of “ມວຍລາວ”, step by step

ມວຍລາວ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ມວຍ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoມວຍboxing; chignon; bamboo basket for steaming rice
2Sanskritमव्यतिto bind

via Lao ລາວ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoລາວhe, she, him, her
Every word from Sanskrit मव्यति →Every word from Lao ມວຍ →