Where does “ເກົ້າ” come from?

ເກົ້າ (Lao) comes from Proto-Tai *kɤwꟲ, from Middle Chinese 九, from Old Chinese 九, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d/s-kəw — nine.

ເກົ້າ (Lao): nine; head; headhair

Definitions

  1. nine; head; headhair

Ancestry of “ເກົ້າ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tai*kɤwꟲnine
2Middle Chinese九—
3Old Chinese九—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetand/s-kəwnine

Words derived from “ເກົ້າ”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d/s-kəw →Every word from Old Chinese 九 →Every word from Middle Chinese 九 →