Where does “ໂລຫະ” come from?

ໂລຫະ (Lao) comes from Sanskrit लोह, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrawdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

ໂລຫະ (Lao): metal

Definitions

  1. metal

Ancestry of “ໂລຫະ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलोहred, reddish, copper-coloured; made of copper;...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHrawdʰásred metal, copper, brass
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrawdʰás →