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Mon မတ်
← Nyah Kur มัด่ (cognate)
← Khmer មាត់ (cognate)
← Proto-Mon-Khmer *mat (inherited)

→ Nyah Kur มัด่ (cognate)
→ Mon မတ်ဆု (compound)
→ Mon ယဲမတ် (compound)
→ Mon ယဲမတ်ကနအ် (compound)
→ Pnar khmat (cognate)
→ Semai mat (cognate)
→ Vietnamese mắt (cognate)