Etymology

laos

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French Laos ← Lao ລາວ
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The story

  1. Lao · derived fromລາວ“Lao”
  2. French · borrowed fromLaos
  3. English todayLaos

Borrowed from French Laos, plural of Lao, from Lao ລາວ (lāo, “Lao”). More at Lao.

Words from the same roots

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Lao

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.