Chinese 佬

← Proto-Hmong *ʔljuwᴮ (cognate)

← Lao ລາວ (cognate)

← Proto-Katuic *-law (cognate)

← White Hmong lau (cognate)

← Proto-Tai *rawᴬ (cognate)

← Thai ลาว (cognate)

← Zhuang raeuz (cognate)

← Chinese 肥佬 (mention)

→ Indonesian calo (compound)