Where does “ล้านนา” come from?

ล้านนา (Thai) comes from Thai นา, from Proto-Tai naːᴬ — paddy field.

ล้านนา (Thai): Lan Na: an Indianised state centred in present-day Northern Thailand from the 13th to 18th centuries

Definitions

  1. Lan Na: an Indianised state centred in present-day Northern Thailand from the 13th to 18th centuries

Ancestry of “ล้านนา”, step by step

ล้านนา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai นา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนาpaddy field; area similar to rice field that used...
2Proto-Tainaːᴬpaddy field

via Thai ล้าน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiล้านmillion; bald

Words derived from “ล้านนา”

Every word from Proto-Tai naːᴬ →Every word from Thai นา →