Where does “ແມ່ນ້ຳ” come from?

ແມ່ນ້ຳ (Lao) comes from Lao ນ້ຳ, from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ — water.

ແມ່ນ້ຳ (Lao): (large) river

Definitions

  1. (large) river

Ancestry of “ແມ່ນ້ຳ”, step by step

ແມ່ນ້ຳ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ນ້ຳ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoນ້ຳwater; liquid, sauce
2Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater

via Lao ແມ່

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoແມ່mother; she-, female; chief, senior
2Proto-Taimeːᴮmother
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