Where does “mɛːʔ” come from?
mɛːʔ (Proto-Vietic) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer meeʔ.
Ancestry of “mɛːʔ”, step by step
mɛːʔ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Mon-Khmer meeʔ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | meeʔ | — |
via Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔmeeʔ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ʔmeeʔ | mother |