Where does “ໄຂ່ຍ່ຽວມ້າ” come from?

ໄຂ່ຍ່ຽວມ້າ (Lao) comes from Lao ມ້າ, from Proto-Tai *maːꟲ, from Middle Chinese 馬.

ໄຂ່ຍ່ຽວມ້າ (Lao): century egg

Definitions

  1. century egg

Ancestry of “ໄຂ່ຍ່ຽວມ້າ”, step by step

ໄຂ່ຍ່ຽວມ້າ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ມ້າ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoມ້າhorse
2Proto-Tai*maːꟲhorse
3Middle Chinese馬—

via Lao ໄຂ່

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoໄຂ່egg
2Proto-Taiqrajegg
Every word from Middle Chinese 馬 →Every word from Proto-Tai *maːꟲ →Every word from Lao ມ້າ →