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

  1. mouse

Ancestry of “ម៉ៅ”, step by step

ម៉ៅ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Mouse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMouseThe Walt Disney Company
2Germanmausmouse (animal)
3Middle High Germanmūsmouse
4Old High Germanmūsmouse
5Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
6Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Thai เมา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเมาto be intoxicated, as with alcoholic beverage,...
2Proto-Taimawᴬdrunk

via Chinese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂sEvery word from Proto-Germanic mūsEvery word from Proto-West Germanic mūs
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