Where does “ສໍດຳ” come from?

ສໍດຳ (Lao) comes from Lao ດຳ, from Proto-Tai ɗamᴬ — to dive.

ສໍດຳ (Lao): pencil

Definitions

  1. pencil

Ancestry of “ສໍດຳ”, step by step

ສໍດຳ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ດຳ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoດຳblack
2Proto-Taiɗamᴬto dive

via Lao ສໍ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສໍpencil; chalk
Every word from Proto-Tai ɗamᴬ →Every word from Lao ດຳ →