Where does “ຫຼວງນ້ຳທາ” come from?
ຫຼວງນ້ຳທາ (Lao) comes from Lao ຫຼວງ, from Proto-Tai ʰluəŋᴬ — big.
Ancestry of “ຫຼວງນ້ຳທາ”, step by step
ຫຼວງນ້ຳທາ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Lao ຫຼວງ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao | ຫຼວງ | royal, state; main, principal; huge, enormous |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | ʰluəŋᴬ | big |
via Lao ນໍ້າ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao | ນໍ້າ | — |
via Lao ທາ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao | ທາ | — |