Where does “ເຮືອດຳນ້ຳ” come from?

ເຮືອດຳນ້ຳ (Lao) comes from Lao ເຮືອ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *rɯəᴬ⁴, from Proto-Tai *C̬.rwɯəᴬ — boat.

ເຮືອດຳນ້ຳ (Lao): submarine

Definitions

  1. submarine

Ancestry of “ເຮືອດຳນ້ຳ”, step by step

ເຮືອດຳນ້ຳ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ເຮືອ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoເຮືອboat
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*rɯəᴬ⁴—
3Proto-Tai*C̬.rwɯəᴬboat

via Lao ດຳ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoດຳblack
2Proto-Taiɗamᴬto dive

via Lao ນ້ຳ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoນ້ຳwater; liquid, sauce
2Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.rwɯəᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *rɯəᴬ⁴ →Every word from Lao ເຮືອ →