Where does “ម៉ៅ” come from?
ម៉ៅ (Khmer) comes from English Mouse, from German maus, from Middle High German mūs, from Old High German mūs, from Proto-West Germanic mūs, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
ម៉ៅ (Khmer): mouse
Definitions
- mouse
Ancestry of “ម៉ៅ”, step by step
ម៉ៅ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Mouse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mouse | The Walt Disney Company |
| 2 | German | maus | mouse (animal) |
| 3 | Middle High German | mūs | mouse |
| 4 | Old High German | mūs | mouse |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
via Thai เมา
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เมา | to be intoxicated, as with alcoholic beverage,... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | mawᴬ | drunk |
via Chinese 毛
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 毛 | — |