Where does “မဲခေါင်မြစ်” come from?
မဲခေါင်မြစ် (Burmese) comes from Thai แม่โขง, from Thai แม่, from Proto-Tai meːᴮ — mother.
မဲခေါင်မြစ် (Burmese): Mekong
Definitions
- Mekong
Ancestry of “မဲခေါင်မြစ်”, step by step
မဲခေါင်မြစ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai แม่โขง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | แม่โขง | — |
| 2 | Thai | แม่ | mother; female head, chief, or leader; woman in... |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | meːᴮ | mother |
via Burmese မြစ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | မြစ် | river; great-grandchild; root |