Where does “ເລກ” come from?
ເລກ (Lao) comes from Proto-Southwestern Tai *lɤkᴰˢ⁴, from Proto-Tai lɤkᴰ — deep.
ເລກ (Lao): number, numeral; lottery
Ancestry of “ເລກ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | *lɤkᴰˢ⁴ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | lɤkᴰ | deep |