Where does “ɲaːm¹” come from?

ɲaːm¹ (Mang) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer jaam, from Russian ям — mail staging post; genitive plural of я́ма.

ɲaːm¹ (Mang): to cry, to weep

Definitions

  1. to cry, to weep

Ancestry of “ɲaːm¹”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerjaamto weep, to cry; Compare Korku "jaːm"
2Russianямmail staging post; genitive plural of я́ма
Every word from Russian ям →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer jaam →