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Where does “ໄກ່” come from?
ໄກ່ (Lao) comes from Proto-Tai kajᴮ, from Middle Chinese 雞.
ໄກ່
(Lao): chicken
Definitions
chicken
Ancestry of “ໄກ່”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Tai
kajᴮ
chicken
2
Middle Chinese
雞
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Words derived from “ໄກ່”
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