Where does “ນ້ຳມັນແອັດຊັງ” come from?
ນ້ຳມັນແອັດຊັງ (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.
ນ້ຳມັນແອັດຊັງ (Lao): gasoline, petrol
Definitions
- gasoline, petrol
Ancestry of “ນ້ຳມັນແອັດຊັງ”, step by step
ນ້ຳມັນແອັດຊັງ traces back through 3 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 essence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao | essence | — |