Where does “လါ” come from?

လါ (S'gaw Karen) comes from Proto-Karen *ʔlaᴬ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sr-la — moon.

လါ (S'gaw Karen): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “လါ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Karen*ʔlaᴬ—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*sr-lamoon

Words derived from “လါ”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sr-la →Every word from Proto-Karen *ʔlaᴬ →