Where does “ອາກາດຍານ” come from?

ອາກາດຍານ (Lao) comes from Lao ຍານ, from Sanskrit यान, from Proto-Indo-Aryan yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

ອາກາດຍານ (Lao): airplane

Definitions

  1. airplane

Ancestry of “ອາກາດຍານ”, step by step

ອາກາດຍານ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຍານ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຍານvehicle
2Sanskritयानcarriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...
3Proto-Indo-AryanyáHnam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

via Lao ອາກາດ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoອາກາດair
2Sanskritआकाशsky
3Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam →