Where does “Mê Kông” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Mê Kông”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแม่โขง—
2Thaiแม่mother; female head, chief, or leader; woman in...
3Proto-Taimeːᴮmother
Every word from Proto-Tai meːᴮ →Every word from Thai แม่ →Every word from Thai แม่โขง →
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