From Proto-Tai *tawᴮ (“turtle”). Cognate with Thai เต่า (dtào), Northern Thai ᨲᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ (tao), Lü ᦎᧁᧈ (ṫaw¹), Shan တဝ်ႇ (tào), Ahom 𑜄𑜧 (taw).
ເຕົ່າ • (tao) (classifier ໂຕ)