Where does “ແມງໄມ້” come from?

ແມງໄມ້ (Lao) comes from Lao ໄມ້, from Proto-Tai mwajᶜ — tree; wood; tree, wood.

ແມງໄມ້ (Lao): insect

Definitions

  1. insect

Ancestry of “ແມງໄມ້”, step by step

ແມງໄມ້ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ໄມ້

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoໄມ້plant, tree; wood, timber; plank; wooden object
2Proto-Taimwajᶜtree; wood; tree, wood

via Lao ແມງ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoແມງarthropod
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