Where does “Cebu” come from?

Cebu (English) comes from Spanish Cebú, from French zébu, from Tibetan dzo-po, from Classical Tibetan mdzo-po, from Classical Tibetan mdzo — cow and yak hybrid.

Cebu (English): Rajahnate of Cebu

Definitions

  1. Rajahnate of Cebu

Ancestry of “Cebu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishCebúzebu
2Frenchzébuzebu
3Tibetandzo-pomale offspring of a female cow and yak bull
4Classical Tibetanmdzo-po—
5Classical Tibetanmdzocow and yak hybrid

Words derived from “Cebu”

Every word from Classical Tibetan mdzo →Every word from Classical Tibetan mdzo-po →Every word from Tibetan dzo-po →