Where does “แล้ว” come from?

แล้ว (Thai) comes from Proto-Tai *leːwꟲ, from Middle Chinese 了.

แล้ว (Thai): to end; to come to an end; to complete; to...

Definitions

  1. to end; to come to an end; to complete; to...

Ancestry of “แล้ว”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tai*leːwꟲ—
2Middle Chinese了—

Words derived from “แล้ว”

Every word from Middle Chinese 了 →Every word from Proto-Tai *leːwꟲ →