Where does “ໝ້ຳ” come from?

ໝ້ຳ (Lao) comes from Vietnamese mắm, from Proto-Vietic ɓamʔ — salted fish.

ໝ້ຳ (Lao): to gallop

Definitions

  1. to gallop

Ancestry of “ໝ້ຳ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesemắmVietnamese salted, fermented fish
2Proto-Vieticɓamʔsalted fish
Every word from Proto-Vietic ɓamʔ →Every word from Vietnamese mắm →
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