Where does “Cà Mau” come from?
Cà Mau (English) comes from Vietnamese Cà Mau, from Khmer ទឹកខ្មៅ, from Khmer ទឹក, from Proto-Austroasiatic ɗaːk — water.
Ancestry of “Cà Mau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Cà Mau | — |
| 2 | Khmer | ទឹកខ្មៅ | ink |
| 3 | Khmer | ទឹក | water, liquid, juice; round; temperament |
| 4 | Proto-Austroasiatic | ɗaːk | water |