Where does “ອານມ້າ” come from?

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

ອານມ້າ (Lao): saddle, harness

Definitions

  1. saddle, harness

Ancestry of “ອານມ້າ”, step by step

ອານມ້າ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ມ້າ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoມ້າhorse
2Proto-Tai*maːꟲhorse
3Middle Chinese

via Lao ອານ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoອານsaddle
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Proto-Tai *maːꟲEvery word from Lao ມ້າ