Where does “ຫົນທາງ” come from?

ຫົນທາງ (Lao) comes from Lao ທາງ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ², from Middle Chinese 唐.

ຫົນທາງ (Lao): way, road

Definitions

  1. way, road

Ancestry of “ຫົນທາງ”, step by step

ຫົນທາງ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ທາງ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoທາງroad, path, track; direction, course; side
2Proto-Southwestern Taidaːŋᴬ²road; way
3Middle Chinese唐—

via Lao ຫົນ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຫົນ—
Every word from Middle Chinese 唐 →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ² →Every word from Lao ທາງ →