Where does “ຫວ້ານຊົນ” come from?

ຫວ້ານຊົນ (Lao) comes from Lao ຊົນ, from Pali jala, from Sanskrit जल, from Sanskrit जल् — to be sharp; to be stiff or dull.

ຫວ້ານຊົນ (Lao): beach spider lily (Hymenocallis littoralis Salisb.)

Definitions

  1. beach spider lily (Hymenocallis littoralis Salisb.)

Ancestry of “ຫວ້ານຊົນ”, step by step

ຫວ້ານຊົນ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຊົນ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຊົນperson; people
2Palijalawater
3Sanskritजलstupid, unintelligent, dumb; a stupid man, idiot;...
4Sanskritजल्to be sharp; to be stiff or dull

via Lao ຫວານ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຫວານsweet
2Proto-Tai*C̥.waːlᴬ—
Every word from Sanskrit जल् →Every word from Sanskrit जल →Every word from Pali jala →