Where does “Lan Xang” come from?

Lan Xang (Vietnamese) comes from Lao ລ້ານຊ້າງ, from Lao ຊ້າງ, from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ, from Middle Chinese 象, from Old Chinese 象 — elephant.

Lan Xang (Vietnamese): Lan Xang, a former Laotian kingdom

Definitions

  1. Lan Xang, a former Laotian kingdom

Ancestry of “Lan Xang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoລ້ານຊ້າງ{{w|Lan Xang}}
2Laoຊ້າງelephant
3Proto-Tai*ɟaːŋꟲelephant
4Middle Chinese象elephant; image, resemblance
5Old Chinese象elephant
Every word from Old Chinese 象 →Every word from Middle Chinese 象 →Every word from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ →