Where does “郎木寺” come from?
郎木寺 (Chinese) comes from Tibetan ལྷ་མོ, from Tibetan ལྷ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m-hla — soul; god; demon.
Ancestry of “郎木寺”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tibetan | ལྷ་མོ | goddess, fairy, princess; Tibetan opera |
| 2 | Tibetan | ལྷ | god, deity |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | m-hla | soul; god; demon |