Where does “ໄມ້ຈີ້ມແຂ້ວ” come from?

ໄມ້ຈີ້ມແຂ້ວ (Lao) comes from Lao ແຂ້ວ, from Proto-Tai χeːwᶜ — fang.

ໄມ້ຈີ້ມແຂ້ວ (Lao): toothpick

Definitions

  1. toothpick

Ancestry of “ໄມ້ຈີ້ມແຂ້ວ”, step by step

ໄມ້ຈີ້ມແຂ້ວ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ແຂ້ວ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoແຂ້ວtooth; fang
2Proto-Taiχeːwᶜfang

via Lao ໄມ້

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoໄມ້plant, tree; wood, timber; plank; wooden object
2Proto-Taimwajᶜtree; wood; tree, wood

via Lao ຈີ້ມ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຈີ້ມ
Every word from Proto-Tai χeːwᶜEvery word from Lao ແຂ້ວ
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