From Proto-Kra, from Proto-Kra-Dai. Cognate with A'ou [Bigong] wua³¹, Thai หมาก (màak), Proto-Be *maːkᴰ² (whence mak⁸ in modern lects) and Proto-Hlai *C-maːk (whence maːʔ⁷ ~ meːʔ⁷ ~ meːʔ⁸ ~ meːk⁷ across the different lects).
maak³³
