Where does “ເມກ” come from?
ເມກ (Lao) comes from Sanskrit मेघ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hmaygʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hmaygʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃moygʰós — fog, cloud.
ເມກ (Lao): cloud
Ancestry of “ເມກ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | मेघ | a cloud; a mass, multitude; a particular rāga |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hmaygʰás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hmaygʰás | cloud |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃moygʰós | fog, cloud |