Where does “ອາເມຣິກາເໜືອ” come from?

ອາເມຣິກາເໜືອ (Lao) comes from Lao ເໜືອ, from Proto-Tai ʰnɯəᴬ — upstream; above; upstream, above.

Ancestry of “ອາເມຣິກາເໜືອ”, step by step

ອາເມຣິກາເໜືອ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ເໜືອ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoເໜືອnorth
2Proto-Taiʰnɯəᴬupstream; above; upstream, above

via Lao ອາເມຣິກາ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoອາເມຣິກາ—
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰnɯəᴬ →Every word from Lao ເໜືອ →