Etymograph

English

Vientiane

Vientiane comes from French Vientiane, from Lao ຈັນ ‘sandalwood’, and ultimately from Sanskrit चन्दन.

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEचन्दन‘sandalwood’
  2. Laomodernຈັນchan‘sandalwood’
  3. Lao, derivedmodernວຽງຈັນwīang chan
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentVientiane
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1978same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEचन्दन‘sandalwood’
  2. Laomodernຈັນchan‘sandalwood’
  3. Lao, derivedmodernວຽງຈັນwīang chan
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentVientiane
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1978same form

Earliest quotation: 1978, Richard Nixon, Vice President 1953-1960: “From Saigon we flew to Vientiane, the capital of…”

Linked words

through Sanskrit चन्द् ‘to shine’

sandalwood, 2 more

through Sanskrit चन्दन ‘sandalwood’

sanders, sandal, 3 more

Today it means

name The capital city of Laos.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Sanskrit चन्दन / Vientiane

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