Where does “ໄກ່ຕີ” come from?
ໄກ່ຕີ (Lao) comes from Lao ໄກ່, from Proto-Tai kajᴮ, from Middle Chinese 雞.
ໄກ່ຕີ (Lao): gamecock
Ancestry of “ໄກ່ຕີ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lao | ໄກ່ | chicken |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | kajᴮ | chicken |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 雞 | — |