The story
- Mandarin · derived from了
- Teochew · derived from了
- Hokkien · derived from了
- English todaydie liao
die + liao (indicates a change of state), from Hokkien 了 (liáu) or Teochew 了 (liao²), with the tone of Mandarin 了 (liǎo). Partial calque of Hokkien 死了 (sí liáu).
Words from the same roots
Hokkien了 all →
liaowin liao lor
Mandarin了 all →
alreadyliao
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.