Where does “ເລືອຄານ” come from?

ເລືອຄານ (Lao) comes from Lao ຄານ, from Proto-Tai ɢaːnᴬ.

ເລືອຄານ (Lao): reptile

Definitions

  1. reptile

Ancestry of “ເລືອຄານ”, step by step

ເລືອຄານ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຄານ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຄານto creep, crawl; shoulder carrying-pole; prop,...
2Proto-Taiɢaːnᴬ

via Lao ເລືອ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoເລືອto creep, crawl
Every word from Proto-Tai ɢaːnᴬEvery word from Lao ຄານ