Where does “ຫ້ອງນ້ຳ” come from?

ຫ້ອງນ້ຳ (Lao) comes from Lao ນ້ຳ, from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ — water.

ຫ້ອງນ້ຳ (Lao): bathroom; toilet

Definitions

  1. bathroom; toilet

Ancestry of “ຫ້ອງນ້ຳ”, step by step

ຫ້ອງນ້ຳ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ນ້ຳ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoນ້ຳwater; liquid, sauce
2Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater

via Lao ຫ້ອງ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຫ້ອງroom
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