Where does “ວັນສຸກ” come from?

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

ວັນສຸກ (Lao): Friday

Definitions

  1. Friday

Ancestry of “ວັນສຸກ”, step by step

ວັນສຸກ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ວັນ

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

via Lao ສຸກ

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