Where does “mĕ” come from?

mĕ (Bahnar) comes from Proto-Bahnaric meː₁ʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer meeʔ.

mĕ (Bahnar): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “mĕ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bahnaricmeː₁ʔ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmermeeʔ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer meeʔ →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric meː₁ʔ →
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