Where does “ᠯᠠᠮᠠ” come from?
ᠯᠠᠮᠠ (Classical Mongolian) comes from Classical Mongolian ᠯᠠᠮᠠ, from Tibetan བླ་མ, from Tibetan མ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.
Ancestry of “ᠯᠠᠮᠠ”, step by step
ᠯᠠᠮᠠ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Classical Mongolian ᠯᠠᠮᠠ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Mongolian | ᠯᠠᠮᠠ | — |
| 2 | Tibetan | བླ་མ | lama - an accomplished spiritual teacher, guru |
| 3 | Tibetan | མ | mother; goddess; negates the following verb in... |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ma | no, not, negative, not have, none |
via Classical Tibetan བླ་མ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Tibetan | བླ་མ | — |