Where does “ພໍ່ແມ່” come from?

ພໍ່ແມ່ (Lao) comes from Lao ພໍ່, from Proto-Tai boːᴮ — not; father.

ພໍ່ແມ່ (Lao): parents

Definitions

  1. parents

Ancestry of “ພໍ່ແມ່”, step by step

ພໍ່ແມ່ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ພໍ່

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoພໍ່father
2Proto-Taiboːᴮnot; father

via Lao ແມ່

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoແມ່mother; she-, female; chief, senior
2Proto-Taimeːᴮmother
Every word from Proto-Tai boːᴮ →Every word from Lao ພໍ່ →
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