Where does “ເລື່ອງຕະຫຼົກ” come from?

ເລື່ອງຕະຫຼົກ (Lao) comes from Lao ຕະຫຼົກ, from Khmer ត្លុក — clown, comedian, jester.

ເລື່ອງຕະຫຼົກ (Lao): joke, funny story

Definitions

  1. joke, funny story

Ancestry of “ເລື່ອງຕະຫຼົກ”, step by step

ເລື່ອງຕະຫຼົກ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຕະຫຼົກ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຕະຫຼົກto joke
2Khmerត្លុកclown, comedian, jester

via Lao ເລື່ອງ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoເລື່ອງstory
Every word from Khmer ត្លុក →Every word from Lao ຕະຫຼົກ →