Where does “ຫາດຊາຍ” come from?

ຫາດຊາຍ (Lao) comes from Lao ຊາຍ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *zaːjᴬ⁴, from Proto-Tai zwɯəjᴬ, from Old Chinese 沙.

ຫາດຊາຍ (Lao): sandbeach

Definitions

  1. sandbeach

Ancestry of “ຫາດຊາຍ”, step by step

ຫາດຊາຍ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຊາຍ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຊາຍmale, man; edge; eaves
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*zaːjᴬ⁴—
3Proto-Taizwɯəjᴬsand
4Old Chinese沙—

via Lao ຫາດ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຫາດbeach
2Proto-Taihaːtᴰbeach; sand bar
Every word from Old Chinese 沙 →Every word from Proto-Tai zwɯəjᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *zaːjᴬ⁴ →