Where does “ສານເຈົ້າ” come from?

ສານເຈົ້າ (Lao) comes from Lao ເຈົ້າ, from Proto-Tai *ɕɤwꟲ, from Middle Chinese 主.

ສານເຈົ້າ (Lao): shrine (especially in Chinese folk religion, Shinto, Vietnamese folk religion, folk religions in Thailand and Laos)

Definitions

  1. shrine (especially in Chinese folk religion, Shinto, Vietnamese folk religion, folk religions in Thailand and Laos)

Ancestry of “ສານເຈົ້າ”, step by step

ສານເຈົ້າ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ເຈົ້າ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoເຈົ້າprince, ruler; chief, boss, master; aristocracy,...
2Proto-Tai*ɕɤwꟲmaster, owner
3Middle Chinese主—

via Lao ສານ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສານto weave; to entwine; court
2Sanskritशालbeing in a house; Shorea robusta or the sāla...
Every word from Middle Chinese 主 →Every word from Proto-Tai *ɕɤwꟲ →Every word from Lao ເຈົ້າ →