Where does “ຮຸ້ງກິນນ້ຳ” come from?

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

ຮຸ້ງກິນນ້ຳ (Lao): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “ຮຸ້ງກິນນ້ຳ”, step by step

ຮຸ້ງກິນນ້ຳ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ນ້ຳ

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

via Lao ກິນ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoກິນto eat; to drink
2Proto-Taikɯɲᴬto eat

via Lao ຮຸ້ງ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຮຸ້ງ—
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ →Every word from Lao ນ້ຳ →