Where does “ອານມ້າ” come from?
ອານມ້າ (Lao) comes from Lao ມ້າ, from Proto-Tai *maːꟲ, from Middle Chinese 馬.
ອານມ້າ (Lao): saddle, harness
Ancestry of “ອານມ້າ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lao | ມ້າ | horse |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | *maːꟲ | — |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 馬 | — |