Where does “မတ်ဆု” come from?

မတ်ဆု (Mon) comes from Mon မတ်, from Proto-Mon-Khmer mat — eye.

မတ်ဆု (Mon): knot (in wood)

Definitions

  1. knot (in wood)

Ancestry of “မတ်ဆု”, step by step

မတ်ဆု traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mon မတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Monမတ်eye; precious stone; cutting edge
2Proto-Mon-Khmermateye

via Mon ဆု

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Monဆုtree
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɟhooʔtree; wood; tree, wood
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer mat →Every word from Mon မတ် →