Where does “ເລກ” come from?

ເລກ (Lao) comes from Proto-Southwestern Tai *lɤkᴰˢ⁴, from Proto-Tai lɤkᴰ — deep.

ເລກ (Lao): number, numeral; lottery

Definitions

  1. number, numeral; lottery

Ancestry of “ເລກ”, step by step

ເລກ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Southwestern Tai *lɤkᴰˢ⁴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Southwestern Tai*lɤkᴰˢ⁴—
2Proto-Tailɤkᴰdeep

via Sanskrit लेख

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलेखwriting; letter; line, stroke

Words derived from “ເລກ”

Every word from Proto-Tai lɤkᴰ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *lɤkᴰˢ⁴ →