Where does “ເປຕອງ” come from?

ເປຕອງ (Lao) comes from French pétanque, from Occitan pè, from Old Occitan pe, from Latin pēdem, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

ເປຕອງ (Lao): pétanque, petanque; boules