Where does “เยือม” come from?

เยือม (Western Lawa) comes from Proto-Palaungic *jaːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer jaam, from Russian ям — mail staging post; genitive plural of я́ма.

เยือม (Western Lawa): to cry; to weep

Definitions

  1. to cry; to weep

Ancestry of “เยือม”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Palaungic*jaːm—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerjaamto weep, to cry; Compare Korku "jaːm"
3Russianямmail staging post; genitive plural of я́ма
Every word from Russian ям →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer jaam →Every word from Proto-Palaungic *jaːm →