Bahnar mĕ

← Halang mĭ (cognate)

← Khasi mei (cognate)

← Khmer ម៉ែ (cognate)

← Koho mee (cognate)

← Proto-Bahnaric *meː₁ʔ (inherited)

← Proto-Mon-Khmer *meeʔ (inherited)

← Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔmeeʔ (mention)

← Mon မိ (cognate)

← Vietnamese mẹ (cognate)

→ Semai amèèq (cognate)

→ Vietnamese mẹ (cognate)