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
Ancestry of “ນ້ຳມັນ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lao | ມັນ | yam; tuber; it |
| 2 | French | malte | inflection of malter:
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| 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 |
Words derived from “ນ້ຳມັນ”