源自原始西南台语 *mlɛːŋᴬ (“昆虫”) ← 原始台语 *m.leːŋᴬ (“昆虫”) ← 中古汉语 螟蛉 (中古 meng leng)。[1]与泰语 แมง (mɛɛng), 傣纳语 ᥛᥦᥒᥰ (mäeng), 壮语 nengz同源。
แมลง (má-lɛɛng)
- 昆虫
- ↑ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014), “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”,MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities,第 20 (special issue) 卷,Bangkok:Chulalongkorn University,ISSN 0859-9920,第 47–68 页.