S'gaw Karen လါ

← Pa'o Karen လာ (cognate)

← Proto-Karen *ˀlaᴬ (inherited)

← Eastern Pwo လာ (cognate)

← Western Kayah ꤜꤢꤧ꤭ (cognate)

← Burmese လ (cognate)

← Western Pwo လၩ (cognate)

← Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/ɡ-la (inherited)

→ Pa'o Karen လာ (cognate)

→ Iu Mien hlaax (cognate)

→ S'gaw Karen လါကပီၤ (compound)

→ Western Kayah ꤜꤢꤧ꤭ (cognate)

→ Lashi lámmó (cognate)

→ Burmese လ (cognate)

→ Western Pwo လၩ (cognate)