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Where does “Xiêng Khoảng” come from?
Xiêng Khoảng (Vietnamese) comes from Lao ຊຽງຂວາງ, from Lao ຊຽງ, from Middle Chinese 城.
Ancestry of “Xiêng Khoảng”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Lao
ຊຽງຂວາງ
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2
Lao
ຊຽງ
city, town; prince; good, kind
3
Middle Chinese
城
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