Where does “ຫາ” come from?

ຫາ (Lao) comes from Lao ຫ້າ, from Proto-Tai *haːꟲ, from Old Chinese 五.

ຫາ (Lao): of, to, toward; to look for

Definitions

  1. of, to, toward; to look for

Ancestry of “ຫາ”, step by step

ຫາ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຫ້າ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຫ້າfive
2Proto-Tai*haːꟲfive
3Old Chinese五—

via Proto-Tai kraᴬ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taikraᴬto seek
Every word from Old Chinese 五 →Every word from Proto-Tai *haːꟲ →Every word from Lao ຫ້າ →