Where does “ຫົງສະ” come from?

ຫົງສະ (Lao) comes from English hamsa, from Sanskrit हंस, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰansás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰansás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.

ຫົງສະ (Lao): swan

Definitions

  1. swan

Ancestry of “ຫົງສະ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhamsathe Hand of Fatima
2Sanskritहंसa goose, gander, swan, flamingo; sometimes a mere...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰansásgoose, swan
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰansásgoose, swan
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰansás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰansás →
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