Where does “ເລັບມື” come from?

ເລັບມື (Lao) comes from Lao ມື, from Proto-Tai mwɯːᴬ — hand.

ເລັບມື (Lao): fingernail

Definitions

  1. fingernail

Ancestry of “ເລັບມື”, step by step

ເລັບມື traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ມື

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoມືhand
2Proto-Taimwɯːᴬhand

via Lao ເລັບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoເລັບnail, claw, talon
Every word from Proto-Tai mwɯːᴬ →Every word from Lao ມື →