Where does “ເລັບຕີນ” come from?

ເລັບຕີນ (Lao) comes from Lao ຕີນ, from Proto-Tai tiːnᴬ — foot.

ເລັບຕີນ (Lao): toenail

Definitions

  1. toenail

Ancestry of “ເລັບຕີນ”, step by step

ເລັບຕີນ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຕີນ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຕີນfoot
2Proto-Taitiːnᴬfoot

via Lao ເລັບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoເລັບnail, claw, talon
Every word from Proto-Tai tiːnᴬ →Every word from Lao ຕີນ →