Where does “ໂທລະສັບມືຖື” come from?

ໂທລະສັບມືຖື (Lao) comes from Lao ມື, from Proto-Tai mwɯːᴬ — hand.

ໂທລະສັບມືຖື (Lao): mobile phone, cellphone

Definitions

  1. mobile phone, cellphone

Ancestry of “ໂທລະສັບມືຖື”, step by step

ໂທລະສັບມືຖື traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ມື

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoມືhand
2Proto-Taimwɯːᴬhand

via Lao ໂທລະສັບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoໂທລະສັບtelephone

via Lao ຖື

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຖືto handle, to carry
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