Where does “gergan” come from?
gergan (East Yugur) comes from Tibetan དགེ་རྒན, from Tibetan དགེ — virtuous, good, excellent, pure, wholesome.
gergan (East Yugur): teacher
Ancestry of “gergan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tibetan | དགེ་རྒན | teacher, master, tutor |
| 2 | Tibetan | དགེ | virtuous, good, excellent, pure, wholesome |