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Where does “ມ້າ” come from?

ມ້າ (Lao) comes from Proto-Tai *maːꟲ, from Middle Chinese 馬.

ມ້າ (Lao): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “ມ້າ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tai*maːꟲ—
2Middle Chinese馬—

Words derived from “ມ້າ”

  • ອານມ້າ
  • ແມງມ້າ
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