Where does “แม่โขง” come from?

แม่โขง (Thai) comes from Thai แม่, from Proto-Tai meːᴮ — mother.

Ancestry of “แม่โขง”, step by step

แม่โขง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai แม่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแม่mother; female head, chief, or leader; woman in...
2Proto-Taimeːᴮmother

via Thai โขง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโขงrancid

Words derived from “แม่โขง

Every word from Proto-Tai meːᴮEvery word from Thai แม่