Where does “” come from?

葬 (Chinese) comes from Proto-Lolo-Burmese tsaŋ, from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ, from Middle Chinese 象, from Old Chinese 象 — elephant.

(Chinese): burial

Definitions

  1. burial

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Lolo-Burmesetsaŋelephant
2Proto-Tai*ɟaːŋꟲelephant
3Middle Chineseelephant; image, resemblance
4Old Chineseelephant

Words derived from “

Every word from Old Chinese Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ