Where does “ເຈົ້າ” come from?

ເຈົ້າ (Lao) comes from Proto-Tai *ɕɤwꟲ, from Middle Chinese 主.

ເຈົ້າ (Lao): prince, ruler; chief, boss, master; aristocracy,...

Definitions

  1. prince, ruler; chief, boss, master; aristocracy,...

Ancestry of “ເຈົ້າ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tai*ɕɤwꟲmaster, owner
2Middle Chinese主—

Words derived from “ເຈົ້າ”

Every word from Middle Chinese 主 →Every word from Proto-Tai *ɕɤwꟲ →
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