←
Pa'o Karen မေႏ (cognate)
←
Proto-Karen *hmeᴮ (inherited)
←
Western Kayah ꤗꤤ꤬ (cognate)
←
Western Pwo မ့ၪ (cognate)
←
Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mej (inherited)
→
Pa'o Karen မေႏ (cognate)
→
Khumi Chin mai (cognate)
→
Western Kayah ꤗꤤ꤬ (cognate)
→
Western Pwo မ့ၪ (cognate)