Where does “voi ma-mút” come from?
voi ma-mút (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vôi, from Proto-Vietic k-puːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer knpur — lime.
voi ma-mút (Vietnamese): mammoth
Ancestry of “voi ma-mút”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | vôi | lime |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | k-puːr | lime |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | knpur | lime |