Where does “เซะ” come from?

เซะ (Eastern Lawa) comes from Proto-Vietic ciːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ — louse.

เซะ (Eastern Lawa): head louse

Definitions

  1. head louse

Ancestry of “เซะ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticciːʔhead louse
2Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ciːʔ →