Where does “ຫັນໃຈ” come from?

ຫັນໃຈ (Lao) comes from Lao ໃຈ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *caɰᴬ², from Proto-Tai cɤɰᴬ — heart; breath.

ຫັນໃຈ (Lao): to breathe

Definitions

  1. to breathe

Ancestry of “ຫັນໃຈ”, step by step

ຫັນໃຈ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ໃຈ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoໃຈheart, mind, spirit
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*caɰᴬ²—
3Proto-Taicɤɰᴬheart; breath

via Lao ຫັນ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຫັນ—
Every word from Proto-Tai cɤɰᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *caɰᴬ² →Every word from Lao ໃຈ →