Where does “Cà Mau” come from?

Cà Mau (Vietnamese) comes from Khmer ទឹកខ្មៅ, from Khmer ទឹក, from Proto-Austroasiatic ɗaːk — water.

Cà Mau (Vietnamese): Cà Mau

Definitions

  1. Cà Mau

Ancestry of “Cà Mau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទឹកខ្មៅink
2Khmerទឹកwater, liquid, juice; round; temperament
3Proto-Austroasiaticɗaːkwater

Words derived from “Cà Mau”

Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic ɗaːk →Every word from Khmer ទឹក →Every word from Khmer ទឹកខ្មៅ →