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