Where does “ເຮືອບິນ” come from?

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

ເຮືອບິນ (Lao): airplane

Definitions

  1. airplane

Ancestry of “ເຮືອບິນ”, step by step

ເຮືອບິນ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ເຮືອ

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

via Lao ບິນ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoບິນto fly
2Proto-Taiɓilᴬto fly
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.rwɯəᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *rɯəᴬ⁴ →Every word from Lao ເຮືອ →