Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *mūt-[ō]- vb.

Meaning: wash the face

IE etymology: IE etymology

Middle Low German: { mūten 'мыть лицо' }

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *mū-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: to wash, to wet

Old Greek: kypr. mülásthai = tò sō̂ma hḕ tḕn kephalḕn smḗxasthai. Kǘprioi (Hsch. = Bechtel Dial. 1, 451), NGreek (Chios) mūliázō, mūlíasma 'im Wasser einweichen' (Fraenkel, 417)

Slavic: *mɨ̄́tī, *mɨ̄́dlo

Baltic: *maû- vb. (2); *maû-d-ī- vb., *mū̂-d-ē̂- vb. (2)

Germanic: *mūt-[ō]- vb.

Russ. meaning: мыть(ся), мочить(ся)

References: WP II 249 f

Comments: [Cf. *mū- `to soil']

Vasmer's dictionary :

Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *maû- vb. (2); *maû-d-ī- vb., *mū̂-d-ē̂- vb. (2)

Meaning: sink, swim

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: máudīti `baden'

Lettish: maût (mauju/maunu, māvu) 'untertauchen, schwimmen', mûdêtiês 'baden', mûdâtiês (-ãjuôs) 'schwimmen, baden'

Old Prussian: au-mūsnan Euch. 75,7 'Abwaschung'

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *mEwV

Meaning: water, wet

Borean: Borean

Indo-European: *mewǝ- 'wet'

Altaic: *umV ( ~ *o-) drink ?

Dravidian: ? *mī-

Eskimo-Aleut: *ǝmǝʁ- 'water; drink'

Chukchee-Kamchatkan: ?*ъmɣъ'm- 'wave'

Comments: Cf. PU *mäɣV ~ *mäwV 'honey'?

References: МССНЯ 334, ОСНЯ 2, 62-63; ND 1382 *muhi (or *mAwhi, *muhyV) 'water, fluid' ( + incorr. TM). The attribution of Alt. *umV 'drink' is questionable (metathesis? original structure *HumVwV ?), but probable; the word does not seem to have any alternative etymology.

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *umV ( ~ *o-)

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: to drink

Russian meaning: пить

Mongolian: *umda

Tungus-Manchu: *um(i)-

Korean: *mà-

Comments: Poppe 69, KW 457, АПиПЯЯ 45, 285, 290. Korean has a frequent initial vowel loss. Despite Doerfer MT 40, Rozycki 168, the Mong. form (attested already in the Secret History) cannot be a tungusism.

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *um-da

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 thirst, to be thirsty 2 a drink

Russian meaning: 1 жажда, хотеть пить 2 питье, напиток

Written Mongolian: umda 2, umdaɣas- 1 (L 874)

Middle Mongolian: undan (SH) 1, ondu- (IM), unda'ān 1 (MA), umdān 'Buttermilch' (LH)

Khalkha: undās- 1, und, undā 2

Buriat: unda(n), umda(n) 1,2

Kalmuck: undān; undṇ, umdṇ 1

Ordos: unda 1

Dongxian: undasu-

Baoan: ndas-

Shary-Yoghur: ndas-, ndās-

Monguor: ndasǝ- (SM 262) 1

Mogol: undō 'a drink'; ZM ondān 'sour buttermilk' (15-4b)

Comments: KW 449, MGCD 675.

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *um(i)-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to drink

Russian meaning: пить

Evenki: um-

Negidal: om-

Spoken Manchu: iomi- (403)

Literary Manchu: omi-

Jurchen: umi-La (534)

Ulcha: ụmụwụ

Orok: umi-

Nanai: omi-

Oroch: imi-

Udighe: umi-

Solon: imê-, imi-, êmu-

Comments: ТМС 2, 266.

Korean etymology :

Proto-Korean: *mà-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to drink

Russian meaning: пить

Modern Korean: masi-

Middle Korean: mà-sí-

Comments: Nam 193, KED 563.

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *mī-

Meaning : to wash

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *mī-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *mī-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *mī-

Proto-North Dravidian : *mū-nǯ-

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *mī-

Meaning : to bathe

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kannada : mī, mīyu (mind-, mīd-)

Kannada meaning : to take a bath, bathe; cause to bathe, wash, bathe, pour over (the body); n. bath

Kannada derivates : mīyisu to cause to take a bath, bathe; mīṇa, mīha bathing, bath

Tulu : mīpini

Tulu meaning : to take a bath, wash oneself

Tulu derivates : mīpāvuni to make or cause to bathe, bathe, wash, give a bath; mīyarpuni to wash a corpse

Proto-Nilgiri : *mīj-

Number in DED : 4878

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *mīj-

Meaning : to bathe (used of the priest of the tī, i. e. the most sacred grade of dairy)

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Toda : mīy- (mīd-)

Number in DED : 4878

Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *mī-

Meaning : to bathe

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Parji : mī- (mīñ-)

Ollari Gadba : (nīr) muy-

Salur Gadba : mī-, miy-

Notes : Ollari muy- maybe through some assimilational morphologic process (due to the auslaut character of the vowel).

Number in DED : 4878

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *mī-

Meaning : to wash

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Proto-Gondi : *mī-

Proto-Pengo-Manda : *mī-

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *mī- (caus. *mīt-)

Gondi etymology :

Proto-Gondi : *mī-

Meaning : to wash, bathe

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : mihītānā "to wash somebody else's body, esp. infants"

Gommu Gondi : mīy- "to bathe"

Muria Gondi : mīy- "to bathe"

Maria Gondi : mī- "to bathe"

Koya Gondi : mī- "to bathe"

Maria Gondi (Lind) : miyānā, mīnā "to bathe"

Additional forms : Also Gondi_L mīcnā to bathe another; Gondi_Mu mīh- id.

Number in DED : 4878

Number in CVOTGD : 2855

Pengo-Manda etymology :

Proto-Pengo-Manda : *mī-

Meaning : to bathe

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Manda : mī- (-t-)

Number in DED : 4878

Kui-Kuwi etymology :

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *mī- (caus. *mīt-)

Meaning : to wash, bathe

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : mīva (mīt-) "to lave, bathe or anoint oneself, be anointed or spattered; n. act of bathing"

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : mīali "to bathe (oneself)"

Kuwi (Schulze) : mīnai "to wash"

Sunkarametta Kuwi : mī- (-t-) "to bathe"

Kuwi (Israel) : mī- (-t-) "to bathe"

Additional forms : Also Kui mīspa (mīst-) to bathe, wash (another); n. act of bathing; musa (musi-) to wash the head; Kuwi_Isr mīt- (-h-) to give bath

Number in DED : 4878

North Dravidian etymology :

Proto-North-Dravidian : *mū-nǯ-

Meaning : to wash the face

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : mūjnā "to wash the face of"

Malto : mūnje "to wash another's face"

Additional forms : Also KUR mū̃jhrnā to wash one's face; MLT mūnjre to wash one's own face.

Number in DED : 4878

Eskimo etymology :

Proto-Eskimo: *ǝmǝʁ-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: to drink

Russian meaning: пить

Proto-Yupik: *ǝmǝʁ-

Proto-Inupik: *ǝmǝʁ-

Comments: Cf. also *ǝmǝʁ 'water' and the verbal derivatives *ǝmi-c- 'to soak, to drench, to give a drink', *ǝmǝʁ-unt 'cup, vessel', *ǝmǝq=Ruɣ- 'to be thirsty'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 110

Yupik etymology :

Proto-Yupik: *ǝmǝʁ-

Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology

Meaning: to drink

Russian Meaning: пить

Sirenik: //mǝʁ- [Vakh.], mǝχtǝ́qǝχtǝ́χ, mǝχcícǝqǝ̄́χtǝχ caus. 'to give a drink'

Chaplino: mǝʁáquq, mǝχsīqā caus.

Naukan: ǝmǝ́ʁaqā, ǝmitāqā caus.

Alutiiq Alaskan Yupik: ǝmǝʁ-

Chugach (Birket-Smith): mǝχtuq

Central Alaskan Yupik: [ǝ]mǝʁ-

Nunivak (Peripheral): ǝmǝʁ-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 110

Inupik etymology :

Proto-Inupik: *ǝmǝʁ-

Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology

Meaning: to drink

Russian meaning: пить

Seward Peninsula Inupik: imiq-

SPI Dialects: Imaq ɨmɨ́ʁatoq

North Alaskan Inupik: imɨq-

Western Canadian Inupik: imiq-

Eastern Canadian Inupik: imiq-

Greenlandic Inupik: imiʁ-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 110

Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology :

Proto-Chukchee-Kamchatkan: *ǝmɣǝ'm "

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning (Rus.): волна

Proto-Chukchee-Koryak: *ǝ̣mɣụ-, *mǝ̣ɣ " ~ *mǝ̣f "

Proto-Itelmen: *mɣu-mɣǝ-m

Chukchee-Koryak etymology :

Proto-Chukchee-Koryak: *ǝ̣mɣụ-, *mǝ̣ɣ " ~ *mǝ̣f "

Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology: Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology

Meaning (Rus.): волна 1, волноваться 2, край волны 3, волнистый 4

Chukchee: qae-mɣó-n adv.? (II), qɛjǝ-mɣu-n (I) (+АБ) 3

Koryak: mǝɣ-mǝɣ " , mǝw-mǝw " (III) 1, mǝɣ-juhǝ- (III), mǝɣ-jóhǝ-*, mɣ-at- 2, ɣa-mɣǝ-lin (III) 4

Palan: mǝɣ-mǝɣ " (I) 1, mɣ-et-, te-mɣe-m-, m(ǝ)ɣ-ruh- (I) 2

Alutor: mumɣǝ-n, mu-mu " 1, mǝɣ-at-, m(ǝ)ɣǝ-lqiv- 2

Comments: В чукотском пpедставлено только словосложение со значением 'кpай волны', в котоpом пеpвая часть этимологически значит 'малый'. Сp. также ту же пpефиксальную моpфему в сложении qaj-ǝrɣǝ-n 'пушнина', где втоpая часть значит 'волос, шеpсть'.

Itelmen etymology :

Proto-Itelmen: *mɣu-mɣǝ-m

Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology: Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology

Meaning (Rus.): волна

Itelmen: mu-mɣu-m (mumɣ-e'n pl.)

Itelmen meaning: волна

West Itelmen: mɣu-mɣu-m

West Itelmen meaning: unda

West Itelmen meaning (Polish): fala

Number in Volodin 1976: 129

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : MVWV

Meaning : water, wet

Eurasiatic : *mEwV

Afroasiatic : *maʔ- (cf. also *ham-)

Sino-Caucasian : *ɦwmēɦwā ( ~ -ǝ̄)

Austric : PAN *qumuR 'fill mouth with water', PAA *mɨa 'rain'

African (misc.) : Cf. Bantu *-mè, *-mì 'dew'; or *-mụ́- 'drink'.

Reference : МССНЯ 334, ОСНЯ 2, 62-63; ND 1382.

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *maʔ-

Meaning: water

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *maʔ/y- 'water'

Egyptian: mw 'water' (pyr)

Western Chadic: *maH-

Central Chadic: *maʔi/u- 'water' 1, 'river'2, 'dew' 3

Beḍauye (Beja): muʔ- 'liquid'

South Cushitic: *maʔay- 'water'

Dahalo (Sanye): maʔa 'water'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 702

Proto-Semitic: *maʔ-/*may-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'water'

Akkadian: mû

Ugaritic: my

Hebrew: mayim (pl.)

Aramaic: mayȳ- (pl.)

Syrian Aramaic: mayy- (pl.)

Arabic: māʔ-

Epigraphic South Arabian: mw

Geʕez (Ethiopian): māy

Tigrai (Tigriñña): may 'water, rain'

Harari: mīy

East Ethiopic: Wol mäy

Mehri: ḥemūh

Jibbali: mih

Harsusi: ḥemyoh

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: mw (pyr)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'water'

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *maH-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'water'

Guruntum: mā̀ [Ja: 189]

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *maʔi/u-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'water' 1, 'river' 2, 'dew' 3

Fali Kiria: mǝ̀wà 2 [Kr N 106]

Gude: m̀aʔínǝ 1 [Hs]

Fali Bwagira: m̀aʔyin [Kr]

Bachama: màʔyin 1

Logone: mū 3 [LLog]

Notes: cp. also Gude máʔímáʔí 'watery' and myaʔa 'drinking completely' [Hs]

Bedauye (Beja) etymology :

Bedauye: muʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'liquid'

Notes: A reflex of u-grade?

South Cushitic etymology :

Proto-South Cushitic: *maʔay-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'water'

Iraqw (Mbulu): maʔay

Asa-Aramanic: maʔa

Qwadza (Ngomvia): maʔaya

Dahalo etymology :

Dahalo: maʔa 

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'water'

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ɦwmēɦwā ( ~ -ǝ̄)

Meaning: water, wet

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ɦwmēɦwā ( ~ -ǝ̄)

Sino-Tibetan: *mŭjH ( ~ -ɨ̆-)

Burushaski: *mái

Comments and references : NSC 59 *HmEHwV. In Ch. cf. also 海 *s-mǝ̄ʔ `sea'; in Bur. - *u[m] `tear'?

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ɦwmēɦwā ( ~ -ǝ̄)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: moisture; lake, pool

Proto-Nakh: *ʡām

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ʔimʔV

Proto-Tsezian: *niʔV

Proto-Lak: muha-li

Proto-Dargwa: *meħ / *neħ

Proto-Lezghian: *meħ

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. One of the roots with the structure *HRVHV. The original meaning is probably 'moisture, liquid; to become wet, soak' (this root can be both nominal and verbal), with subsequent development > a) 'stream, pool; wet'; b) 'whey, ferment'.

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *ʡām

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: lake, pond, pool

Chechen: ʕam

Ingush: ʕam

Batsbi: ʕam

Comments: Obl. base *ʡāme-/*ʡāmo- (Chech. ʕōma-/ (Uslar) ʕēmi-, Ing. ʕamo). 6th class in all languages.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *ʔimʔV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 moisture 2 whey 3 rennet infusion

Avar: maħá 1

Akhvakh: ĩʔi / ĩʔĩ 2

Chamalal: ēʔa (Bokarev) 3

Comments: The Cham. form (cited from Bokarev) is most probably a misspelling of *ẽʔa. Av. maħá regularly < *ʔimħá. Cf. perhaps also Tind. huna- 'liquid' ( < *ʔʷinha- ?).

    The root also functions as a verb: Av. =iʔVn- (Chad. =iʕVn-) 'to thaw, melt, dissolve', And. =iʔun-, Akhv. =iʔun- id.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *nɨʔV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: whey

Bezhta: niʔa

Gunzib: nɨʔa (Leksika)

Comments: PGB *nɨʔa 'whey' - probably etymologically connected with *=ĩʔ- 'to become wet, soak' (Gunz. =ĩʔ-), cf. also PGB *-ĩʔa-ru 'wet' > Bezht. Tlad. -ĩʔa-rö, Khosh. iʔaro, Gunz. ĩʔãru).

Lak etymology :

Lak root: muha-li

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: stream, rapid brook

Lak form: muhali

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *meħ / *neħ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: whey

Akusha: neħ

Chiragh: māI

Comments: Cf. also Kad. neħ, Kait. naʕ, Kub. nihe, Kharb. nih, Tsud. meħ id. The same root functions also as a verb: Ur. =amħVr- / =umħ- 'to wet, become wet, soak'.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *meħ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 sour clotted milk 2 whey 3 wet

Lezghian: meh 1

Tabasaran: meh 2

Agul: maħ 2

Rutul: mehi-d 3 (Ikhr.)

Kryz: meʕ 2

Budukh: meħ / meʕ 2

Archi: meI 2

Comment: Cf. also Tab. Düb. mahI, Ag. Burk. mäħ 'whey', Rut. Shin. mǝh-dɨ 'wet'. Obl. base not quite clear (Tab. mehu-, but Ag. maħa-). 4th class in all languages.

    See Лексика 1971, 207.

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *mŭjH ( ~ -ɨ̆-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: flowing water; cloud

Chinese: 浘 *m_ǝjʔ flowing water.

Burmese: muh small river, rivulet.

Kachin: sǝ.33 mui.33 cloud

Lushai: KC *mei cloud

Comments: Cf. also Miju ka.1 măi.2, Bodo *zǝ-mǝʔi, Chang (Konyak) saŋmei 'cloud', Tangkul mui-ya id.

Chinese characters :

Character: 浘

Modern (Beijing) reading: wěi

Preclassic Old Chinese: m(h)ǝjʔ

Classic Old Chinese: m(h)ǝ́j

Western Han Chinese: m(h)ǝ́j

Eastern Han Chinese: m(h)wǝ́j

Early Postclassic Chinese: m(h)wɨ́j

Middle Postclassic Chinese: m(h)wɨ́j

Late Postclassic Chinese: m(h)wɨ́j

Middle Chinese: mwɨ́j

English meaning : flowing water

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0583 d

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *mai

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: sour milk

Yasin: mái

Austric etymology :

Proto-Austric: *mVɣ

Meaning: wet, pour (?)

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Proto-Austroasiatic: *mɨa

Austroasiatic meaning: rain

Proto-Austronesian: *qumuR

Austronesian meaning: fill mouth with water

Austro-Asiatic etymology :

Proto-Austro-Asiatic: *mɨa

Meaning: rain

Austric etymology: Austric etymology

Proto-Katuic: WK *ma

Proto-Bahnaric: *miǝ

Proto-Pearic: *maʔ.C

Proto-Vietic: *mɨa, kǝ-

Proto-Palaungic: *maʔ

Proto-Khmu: *maʔ

Proto-Aslian: *gǝma / *miʔ

References: Kh 800

Katuic etymology :

Proto-Katuic: *ma

Meaning: rain

Presyllable: #

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Proto-West Katuic: *ma

References: P-472; TK1.26

West Katuic etymology :

Proto-West Katuic: *ma

Meaning: rain

Presyllable: #

Katuic etymology: Katuic etymology

Bru Van Keu: mia

Bru Van Keu meaning: rain

So: mi:a.B ( in D: me:a.B)

So meaning: rain

Bru: mia.B

Bru meaning: rain

Sou: ma:

Kui: mǝmia.B

Kui meaning: rain

Kuay: mia.B

Kuay meaning: rain

Ngeu: phlah.B ma:

Ngeu meaning: rain

Bahnar etymology :

Proto-Bahnaric: *miǝ

Meaning: rain

Presyllable: ʔǝ-/#

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Bahnar: ʔmi:

Bahnar meaning: to rain

Proto-North Bahnaric: *me.L

Proto-South Bahnaric: *miǝ

Proto-West Bahnaric: *mɨǝ, ʔǝ-

Proto-Northwest-Bahnaric: *miǝ, ʔǝ-

References: PNB-521, SPT, JS-850, TB1.32

North Bahnaric etymology :

Proto-North-Bahnaric: *me.L

Meaning: rain

Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology

Rengao form: me.L

Rengao meaning: rain

Sedang form: mej.L

Sedang meaning: rain

Hre form: me.L

Mo'dra: me.L

Didra: guŋ.L me.L

References: PNB-521, GS-7

South Bahnaric etymology :

Proto-South Bahnaric: *miǝ

Meaning: rain

Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology

Chrau form: mi:

Chrau meaning: rain

Stieng form: mi:

Stieng meaning: rain

References: SBS-295

West Bahnaric etymology :

Proto-West- Bahnaric: *mɨǝ, ʔǝ-

Meaning: rain

Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology

Jaru form: ʔmɨǝ

Jaru meaning: rain

Lavi: mɨǝ

Nhaheung form: ʔmɨǝ

Nhaheung meaning: rain

Brao form: mɨ:

Brao meaning: rain

References: JS-850

North-West Bahnaric etymology :

Proto-North-West- Bahnaric: *miǝ, ʔǝ-

Meaning: rain

Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology

Tariang: ʔmiǝ

Kaseng: ʔmiǝ

Yaeh: ʔmiǝ

Pearic etymology :

Proto-Pearic: *maʔ.C

Meaning: rain

Presyllable: kǝ-

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Chong: maʔ.A R?

Chong meaning: rain

Song: kǝmaʔ.C

Song meaning: rain

Kasong: kama:.D

Kasong meaning: rain

Samre: kama:.C

Samre meaning: rain

References: H-451: *gmaʔ

Viet-Muong etymology :

Proto-Viet-Muong: *mɨa, kǝ-

Meaning: rain

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Vietnamese: mu'a

Thomon: mɨǝ.43

Tum: ma.33

Palaung-Wa etymology :

Proto-Palaung-Wa: *maʔ

Meaning: sky; wind

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Proto-Wa: *ma, ʔ-

Proto-Angku: *maʔ, s-

Lamet: ʔma:ʔ.1 wind

Wa etymology :

Proto-Wa: *ma, ʔ-

Meaning: sky

Palaung-Wa etymology: Palaung-Wa etymology

Paraok: rau.B ma

Paraok meaning: sky

Wa: ba

Wa meaning: sky

Ava: kama

Wa (dial.): ma.1

Wa (dial.) meaning: sky

References: D-106: *kmaʔ

Angku etymology :

Proto-Angku: *maʔ, s-

Meaning: wind

Palaung-Wa etymology: Palaung-Wa etymology

Pangpin: ʔmhaʔ.T

Shuangdiang: mha.31

Gantang: ma.55

Yongde: ma.55

Mang'an: si.33 maʔ.55

U: sama.2

Hu: Samaʔ.1

Huq: sa.33 maʔ.55

Khamet: çu.31 maʔ.53

References: WW-7, WW-8; S-107

Aslian etymology :

Proto-Aslian:

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Meaning: rain

Semoq Beri: gǝma

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