Where does “ເມຍ” come from?

ເມຍ (Lao) comes from Proto-Southwestern Tai *miəᴬ⁴, from Proto-Tai miəᴬ — wife.

ເມຍ (Lao): wife

Definitions

  1. wife

Ancestry of “ເມຍ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Southwestern Tai*miəᴬ⁴—
2Proto-Taimiəᴬwife
Every word from Proto-Tai miəᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *miəᴬ⁴ →