Where does “ལྕགས” come from?

ལྕགས (Dzongkha) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan hljak — iron, iron instrument.

ལྕགས (Dzongkha): iron

Definitions

  1. iron

Ancestry of “ལྕགས”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetanhljakiron, iron instrument
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan hljak