From Proto-Tai *ʰlaŋᴬ (“back”). Cognate with Thai หลัง (lǎng), Lao ຫຼັງ (lang), Lü ᦜᧂ (l̇ang), Shan လင် (lǎng), Aiton လင် (laṅ), Ahom 𑜎𑜂𑜫 (laṅ), Bouyei langl, Zhuang laeng.
ꪨꪰꪉ (transliteration needed)