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Where does “舔” come from?

舔 (Chinese) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-ljam — tongue, flame; tongue; flame; tongue; lick; flame.

Ancestry of “舔”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetans-ljamtongue, flame; tongue; flame; tongue; lick; flame
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