Where does “ອາເມຣິກາໃຕ້” come from?

ອາເມຣິກາໃຕ້ (Lao) comes from Lao ໃຕ້, from Proto-Tai *taɰꟲ.

Ancestry of “ອາເມຣິກາໃຕ້”, step by step

ອາເມຣິກາໃຕ້ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ໃຕ້

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoໃຕ້south; southern; subordinate; under; less
2Proto-Tai*taɰꟲ—

via Lao ອາເມຣິກາ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoອາເມຣິກາ—
Every word from Proto-Tai *taɰꟲ →Every word from Lao ໃຕ້ →