Where does “ມວນຊົນ” come from?

ມວນຊົນ (Lao) comes from Lao ຊົນ, from Pali jala, from Sanskrit जल, from Sanskrit जल् — to be sharp; to be stiff or dull.

ມວນຊົນ (Lao): masses (of people)

Definitions

  1. masses (of people)

Ancestry of “ມວນຊົນ”, step by step

ມວນຊົນ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຊົນ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຊົນperson; people
2Palijalawater
3Sanskritजलstupid, unintelligent, dumb; a stupid man, idiot;...
4Sanskritजल्to be sharp; to be stiff or dull

via Lao ມວນ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoມວນ—

Words derived from “ມວນຊົນ”

Every word from Sanskrit जल् →Every word from Sanskrit जल →Every word from Pali jala →