Where does “lûimài” come from?

lûimài (Khiamniungan Naga) comes from Vietnamese mài, from Proto-Vietic meːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer meeʔ.

lûimài (Khiamniungan Naga): pubic hair

Definitions

  1. pubic hair

Ancestry of “lûimài”, step by step

lûimài traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mài

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemàito grind
2Proto-Vieticmeːʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmermeeʔ—

via Khiamniungan Naga lûi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khiamniungan Nagalûipenis the part of a male's body that is used for urinating and for sex
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer meeʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic meːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese mài →