Where does “ໝື່ນ” come from?

ໝື່ນ (Lao) comes from Middle Dutch schāde, from Old Dutch skatho, from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

ໝື່ນ (Lao): ten thousand

Definitions

  1. ten thousand

Ancestry of “ໝື່ນ”, step by step

ໝື່ນ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch schāde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle DutchschādeA damage, injury, loss
2Old Dutchskatho
3Proto-West Germanic*skaþōdamage
4Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
5Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure

via Middle Chinese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket-Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō