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

Definitions

  1. cloud

Ancestry of “ເມກ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमेघa cloud; a mass, multitude; a particular rāga
2Proto-Indo-AryanHmaygʰás—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHmaygʰáscloud
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃moygʰósfog, cloud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃moygʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hmaygʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hmaygʰás →