Where does “มะ” come from?
มะ (Thai) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer maʔ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.
มะ (Thai): question particle; first element found in many...
Definitions
- question particle; first element found in many...
Ancestry of “มะ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | maʔ | insect; seed; mother |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ma | no, not, negative, not have, none |