Where does “ເຫຼັກ” come from?

ເຫຼັກ (Lao) comes from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ, from Proto-Tai ʰlekᴰ, from Old Chinese 鐵.

ເຫຼັກ (Lao): iron

Definitions

  1. iron

Ancestry of “ເຫຼັກ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Southwestern Taiʰlekᴰ¹ˢiron
2Proto-Taiʰlekᴰiron
3Old Chinese鐵—

Words derived from “ເຫຼັກ”

Every word from Old Chinese 鐵 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰlekᴰ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ →