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Where does “zhao” come from?

zhao (Dongxiang) comes from Proto-Mongolic jaxu-.

zhao (Dongxiang): to bite; to sting; to hold in teeth, mouth

Definitions

  1. to bite; to sting; to hold in teeth, mouth

Ancestry of “zhao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mongolicjaxu-—
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