Where does “ໄຟຟ້າ” come from?

ໄຟຟ້າ (Lao) comes from Lao ໄຟ, from Proto-Tai wɤjᴬ — fire.

ໄຟຟ້າ (Lao): electric, electrical

Definitions

  1. electric, electrical

Ancestry of “ໄຟຟ້າ”, step by step

ໄຟຟ້າ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ໄຟ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoໄຟfire
2Proto-Taiwɤjᴬfire

via Lao ຟ້າ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຟ້າsky; heaven; blue
2Proto-Tai*vaːꟲsky

Words derived from “ໄຟຟ້າ”

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