Where does “ເຫຼັກ” come from?
ເຫຼັກ (Lao) comes from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ, from Proto-Tai ʰlekᴰ, from Old Chinese 鐵.
ເຫຼັກ (Lao): iron
Ancestry of “ເຫຼັກ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ | iron |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | ʰlekᴰ | iron |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 鐵 | — |
Words derived from “ເຫຼັກ”