Where does “ລາຍງານ” come from?

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

ລາຍງານ (Lao): report

Definitions

  1. report

Ancestry of “ລາຍງານ”, step by step

ລາຍງານ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ງານ

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

via Lao ລາຍ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoລາຍstripe, line, band
Every word from Proto-Khmuic *ŋaːn →Every word from Lao ງານ →