Where does “zeboe” come from?

zeboe (Dutch) comes from French zébu, from Tibetan dzo-po, from Classical Tibetan mdzo-po, from Classical Tibetan mdzo — cow and yak hybrid.

zeboe (Dutch): zebu (Bos primigenius indicus)

Definitions

  1. zebu (Bos primigenius indicus)

Ancestry of “zeboe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchzébuzebu
2Tibetandzo-pomale offspring of a female cow and yak bull
3Classical Tibetanmdzo-po
4Classical Tibetanmdzocow and yak hybrid
Every word from Classical Tibetan mdzoEvery word from Classical Tibetan mdzo-poEvery word from Tibetan dzo-po