Where does “ປ້ຳນ້ຳມັນ” come from?
ປ້ຳນ້ຳມັນ (Lao) comes from Lao ນ້ຳມັນ, from Lao ມັນ, from French malte, from Maltese Malta, from Arabic مَالِطَا, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη, from Ancient Greek μέλι — honey.
ປ້ຳນ້ຳມັນ (Lao): filling station, gas station, petrol station,...
Definitions
- filling station, gas station, petrol station,...
Ancestry of “ປ້ຳນ້ຳມັນ”, step by step
ປ້ຳນ້ຳມັນ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lao ນ້ຳມັນ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao | ນ້ຳມັນ | oil; gasoline |
| 2 | Lao | ມັນ | yam; tuber; it |
| 3 | French | malte | inflection of malter: ## first/third-person... |
| 4 | Maltese | Malta | — |
| 5 | Arabic | مَالِطَا | — |
| 6 | Latin | Melita | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Μελίτη | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέλι | honey; anything sweet |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mélid | honey |
via Lao ປ້ຳ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao | ປ້ຳ | pump |