Where does “ລ້ານຊ້າງ” come from?

ລ້ານຊ້າງ (Lao) comes from Lao ຊ້າງ, from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ, from Middle Chinese 象, from Old Chinese 象 — elephant.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “ລ້ານຊ້າງ”, step by step

ລ້ານຊ້າງ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຊ້າງ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຊ້າງelephant
2Proto-Tai*ɟaːŋꟲelephant
3Middle Chinese象elephant; image, resemblance
4Old Chinese象elephant

via Lao ລ້ານ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoລ້ານmillion; bald

Words derived from “ລ້ານຊ້າງ”

Every word from Old Chinese 象 →Every word from Middle Chinese 象 →Every word from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ →