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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseCà MauCà Mau
2Khmerទឹកខ្មៅink
3Khmerទឹកwater, liquid, juice; round; temperament
4Proto-Austroasiaticɗaːkwater
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic ɗaːk →Every word from Khmer ទឹក →Every word from Khmer ទឹកខ្មៅ →
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