Where does “ອາດຍາ” come from?
ອາດຍາ (Lao) comes from Sanskrit आज्ञा, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
ອາດຍາ (Lao): authority; power; penalty; punishment; you
Definitions
- authority; power; penalty; punishment; you
Ancestry of “ອາດຍາ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | आज्ञा | order, command; authority, unlimited power; name... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ज्ञा | to know |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́naH- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰnaH- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |