From ᥘᥣᥝ (laaw) + ᥞᥣᥒᥴ (háang). Compare Thai ดาวหาง (daao-hǎang), Lao ດາວຫາງ (dāo hāng).
ᥘᥣᥝᥞᥣᥒᥴ (láawhaang) (1963 orthography ᥘᥣᥝᥞᥣᥒ́)