Where does “ຮູດັງ” come from?

ຮູດັງ (Lao) comes from Lao ດັງ, from Proto-Tai ɗaŋᴬ — nose.

ຮູດັງ (Lao): nostril

Definitions

  1. nostril

Ancestry of “ຮູດັງ”, step by step

ຮູດັງ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ດັງ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoດັງto resound, ring out; loud, resounding; nose
2Proto-Taiɗaŋᴬnose

via Lao ຮູ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຮູhole
2Proto-Tairuːᴬhole
Every word from Proto-Tai ɗaŋᴬ →Every word from Lao ດັງ →