Where does “ນ້ຳມັນ” come from?

ນ້ຳມັນ (Lao) comes from Lao ມັນ, from French malte, from Maltese Malta, from Arabic مَالِطَا, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη, from Ancient Greek μέλι, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

ນ້ຳມັນ (Lao): oil; gasoline

Definitions

oil; gasoline

Ancestry of “ນ້ຳມັນ”, step by step

ນ້ຳມັນ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ມັນ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Lao	ມັນ	yam; tuber; it
2	French	malte	inflection of malter: ## first/third-person...
3	Maltese	Malta	—
4	Arabic	مَالِطَا	—
5	Latin	Melita	—
6	Ancient Greek	Μελίτη	—
7	Ancient Greek	μέλι	honey; anything sweet
8	Proto-Indo-European	mélid	honey

via Lao ນ້ຳ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Lao	ນ້ຳ	water; liquid, sauce
2	Proto-Tai	*C̬.namꟲ	water

Words derived from “ນ້ຳມັນ”

ປ້ຳນ້ຳມັນ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Ancient Greek μέλι →Every word from Ancient Greek Μελίτη →