Where does “ໃບໄມ້” come from?

ໃບໄມ້ (Lao) comes from Lao ໃບ, from Proto-Tai ɓaɰᴬ — leaf.

ໃບໄມ້ (Lao): leaf (of a tree)

Definitions

  1. leaf (of a tree)

Ancestry of “ໃບໄມ້”, step by step

ໃບໄມ້ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ໃບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoໃບleaf
2Proto-Taiɓaɰᴬleaf

via Lao ໄມ້

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoໄມ້plant, tree; wood, timber; plank; wooden object
2Proto-Taimwajᶜtree; wood; tree, wood
Every word from Proto-Tai ɓaɰᴬEvery word from Lao ໃບ