Where does “ໄຊ” come from?

ໄຊ (Lao) comes from Pali jāyā, from Sanskrit जय, from Sanskrit कर्ता, from Sanskrit कर्तृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

ໄຊ (Lao): victory, conquest, triumph; small long bamboo...

Definitions

victory, conquest, triumph; small long bamboo...

Ancestry of “ໄຊ”, step by step

ໄຊ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali jāyā

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Pali	jāyā	wife
2	Sanskrit	जय	conquest, victory, triumph, winning, being...
3	Sanskrit	कर्ता	nominative singular of कर्तृ
4	Sanskrit	कर्तृ	maker; doer; agent; author one who does, makes, or acts
5	Sanskrit	कृ	to make
6	Proto-Indo-European	kʷer-	to do; to make; to build

via Proto-Tai zajᴬ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Tai	zajᴬ	fish trap

Words derived from “ໄຊ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कर्तृ →