Where does “ວັນອັງຄານ” come from?

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

ວັນອັງຄານ (Lao): Tuesday

Definitions

  1. Tuesday

Ancestry of “ວັນອັງຄານ”, step by step

ວັນອັງຄານ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ວັນ

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

via Lao ອັງຄານ

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