Where does “ເຫລັກໂຄບຕີນມ້າ” come from?

ເຫລັກໂຄບຕີນມ້າ (Lao) comes from Lao ມ້າ, from Proto-Tai *maːꟲ, from Middle Chinese 馬.

ເຫລັກໂຄບຕີນມ້າ (Lao): horseshoe

Definitions

  1. horseshoe

Ancestry of “ເຫລັກໂຄບຕີນມ້າ”, step by step

ເຫລັກໂຄບຕີນມ້າ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ມ້າ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoມ້າhorse
2Proto-Tai*maːꟲhorse
3Middle Chinese馬—

via Lao ຕີນ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຕີນfoot
2Proto-Taitiːnᴬfoot

via Lao ເຫລັກ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoເຫລັກ—
Every word from Middle Chinese 馬 →Every word from Proto-Tai *maːꟲ →Every word from Lao ມ້າ →