Where does “ອົມ” come from?

ອົມ (Lao) comes from Proto-Tai ʔɤmᴬ — to hold in the mouth.

ອົມ (Lao): to hold in the mouth

Definitions

  1. to hold in the mouth

Ancestry of “ອົມ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taiʔɤmᴬto hold in the mouth
Every word from Proto-Tai ʔɤmᴬ