Where does “ລ້ານຊ້າງ” come from?
ລ້ານຊ້າງ (Lao) comes from Lao ຊ້າງ, from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ, from Middle Chinese 象, from Old Chinese 象 — elephant.
ລ້ານຊ້າງ (Lao): {{w|Lan Xang}}
Ancestry of “ລ້ານຊ້າງ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lao | ຊ້າງ | elephant |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | *ɟaːŋꟲ | — |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 象 | elephant; image, resemblance |
| 4 | Old Chinese | 象 | elephant |
Words derived from “ລ້ານຊ້າງ”