From Proto-Tai *ʰmuːᴬ (“pig”). Cognate with Thai หมู (mǔu), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩪ, Lao ໝູ (mū), Lü ᦖᦴ (ṁuu), Tai Dam ꪢꪴ, Shan မူ (mǔu), Ahom 𑜉𑜥 (muu), Zhuang mou, Bouyei mul, Saek หมู่.
ᥛᥧᥴ (mu1) (old orthography ᥛᥧˊ)