Where does “ມະເຮັງ” come from?

ມະເຮັງ (Lao) comes from Thai มะเร็ง, from Malay merengsa — irritant; incurable, obstinate, unhealable.

ມະເຮັງ (Lao): cancer

Definitions

  1. cancer

Ancestry of “ມະເຮັງ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมะเร็งcancer
2Malaymerengsairritant; incurable, obstinate, unhealable
Every word from Malay merengsa →Every word from Thai มะเร็ง →
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