Where does “tlao᷄” come from?

tlao᷄ (Middle Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic k-lɔːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kluuŋ — inside, middle.

Ancestry of “tlao᷄”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-lɔːŋclear; limpid; inside
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkluuŋinside, middle

Words derived from “tlao᷄

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kluuŋEvery word from Proto-Vietic k-lɔːŋ