Where does “mây” come from?

mây (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic k-mǝl, from Proto-Mon-Khmer mhuəl — cloud.

mây (Vietnamese): cloud; rattan

Definitions

  1. cloud; rattan

Ancestry of “mây”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-mǝlcloud
2Proto-Mon-Khmermhuəlcloud
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer mhuəl →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-mǝl →