English
Lao
Lao comes from Lao ລາວ ‘Lao, Laotian’.
- Laomodernລາວ‘Lao, Laotian’
- Englishearliest quotation 2024Lao
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Laomodernລາວ‘Lao, Laotian’
- Englishearliest quotation 2024Lao
Earliest quotation: 2024, Jessie Yeung and Isaac Yee: “A statement from the official Lao News Agency (KPL)…”
Every English word from Lao ລາວ
Today it means
noun A Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Lao ລາວ / Lao