Where does “ໄຂກະແຈ” come from?

ໄຂກະແຈ (Lao) comes from Lao ໄຂ, from Middle Chinese 開.

ໄຂກະແຈ (Lao): to unlock

Definitions

  1. to unlock

Ancestry of “ໄຂກະແຈ”, step by step

ໄຂກະແຈ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ໄຂ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoໄຂfat; to open; to reveal; to disclose
2Middle Chinese開—

via Lao ກະແຈ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoກະແຈkey; lock, padlock
Every word from Middle Chinese 開 →Every word from Lao ໄຂ →