Where does “mái” come from?

mái (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic meːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer meeʔ.

mái (Vietnamese): female; roof; bangs; fringe

Definitions

  1. female; roof; bangs; fringe

Ancestry of “mái”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticmeːʔ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmermeeʔ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer meeʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic meːʔ →