Where does “ယဲမတ်” come from?

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

ယဲမတ် (Mon): eye diseases

Definitions

  1. eye diseases

Ancestry of “ယဲမတ်”, step by step

ယဲမတ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mon မတ်

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

via Mon ယဲ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Monယဲto be ill; to be sick
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer mat →Every word from Mon မတ် →