Where does “ວັນພະຫັດ” come from?

ວັນພະຫັດ (Lao) comes from Lao ວັນ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai ŋwanᴬ², from Proto-Tai ŋwanᴬ — daytime.

ວັນພະຫັດ (Lao): Thursday

Definitions

  1. Thursday

Ancestry of “ວັນພະຫັດ”, step by step

ວັນພະຫັດ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ວັນ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoວັນday
2Proto-Southwestern Taiŋwanᴬ²day
3Proto-Taiŋwanᴬdaytime

via Lao ພະຫັດ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoພະຫັດ—
Every word from Proto-Tai ŋwanᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai ŋwanᴬ² →Every word from Lao ວັນ →