Where does “maʔ” come from?
maʔ (Proto-Mon-Khmer) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.
maʔ (Proto-Mon-Khmer): insect; seed; mother
Ancestry of “maʔ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ma | no, not, negative, not have, none |