Where does “mái” come from?
mái (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic meːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer meeʔ.
mái (Vietnamese): female; roof; bangs; fringe
Definitions
- female; roof; bangs; fringe
Ancestry of “mái”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Vietic | meːʔ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | meeʔ | — |