Where does “lọp” come from?

lọp (Vietnamese) comes from Khmer លប, from Thai ลับ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai lapᴰ²ˢ — to sharpen; hidden; secret.

lọp (Vietnamese): kind of hoop-trap for catching fish, traditionally made from bamboo

Definitions

  1. kind of hoop-trap for catching fish, traditionally made from bamboo

Ancestry of “lọp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerលបkind of cylindrical fish trap
2Thaiลับto sharpen; hidden from sight; secret
3Proto-Southwestern Tailapᴰ²ˢto sharpen; hidden; secret
Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai lapᴰ²ˢ →Every word from Thai ลับ →Every word from Khmer លប →