Where does “ສະອາບນ້ຳ” come from?

ສະອາບນ້ຳ (Lao) comes from Lao ນ້ຳ, from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ — water.

ສະອາບນ້ຳ (Lao): swimming pool

Definitions

  1. swimming pool

Ancestry of “ສະອາບນ້ຳ”, step by step

ສະອາບນ້ຳ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ນ້ຳ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoນ້ຳwater; liquid, sauce
2Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater

via Lao ອາບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoອາບto bathe
2Proto-Taiʔaːpᴰto bathe

via Lao ສະ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສະ—
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ →Every word from Lao ນ້ຳ →