Where does “ແມງວັນ” come from?

ແມງວັນ (Lao) comes from Lao ວັນ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai ŋwanᴬ², from Proto-Tai ŋwanᴬ — daytime.

ແມງວັນ (Lao): fly

Definitions

  1. fly

Ancestry of “ແມງວັນ”, step by step

ແມງວັນ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ວັນ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoວັນday
2Proto-Southwestern Taiŋwanᴬ²day
3Proto-Taiŋwanᴬdaytime

via Lao ແມງ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoແມງarthropod
Every word from Proto-Tai ŋwanᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai ŋwanᴬ² →Every word from Lao ວັນ →