Where does “s-maːʔ” come from?
s-maːʔ (Proto-Vietic) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer maʔ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.
Ancestry of “s-maːʔ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | maʔ | insect; seed; mother |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ma | no, not, negative, not have, none |
Words derived from “s-maːʔ”