Where does “ເຂືອຫຳມ້າ” come from?

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

ເຂືອຫຳມ້າ (Lao): aubergine, eggplant

Definitions

  1. aubergine, eggplant

Ancestry of “ເຂືອຫຳມ້າ”, step by step

ເຂືອຫຳມ້າ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ມ້າ

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

via Lao ຫຳ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຫຳ

via Lao ເຂືອ

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