Where does “ຫຼາຍ” come from?

ຫຼາຍ (Lao) comes from Proto-Tai ʰlaːjᴬ, from Old Chinese 多.

ຫຼາຍ (Lao): many, much; very, so

Definitions

  1. many, much; very, so

Ancestry of “ຫຼາຍ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taiʰlaːjᴬmany; much; many, much
2Old Chinese多—
Every word from Old Chinese 多 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰlaːjᴬ →