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Where does “Sino-Tibetan” come from?

Sino-Tibetan (English) comes from English Tibetan, from English -an, from Italian -ana, from Spanish -ana, from Latin -ana, from Latin -anus, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.

Sino-Tibetan (English): Of, or relating to, both China and Tibet; Of the...

Definitions

  1. Of, or relating to, both China and Tibet; Of the...

Ancestry of “Sino-Tibetan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTibetanPertaining to Tibet, the Tibetan people, culture,...
2English-anOf or pertaining to;
3Italian-ana-an, -y
4Spanish-anafeminine singular of -ano
5Latin-anainflection of -ānus: ## nominative/vocative...
6Latin-anusOf or pertaining to; -ian
7Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
8Proto-Italic*-om—
9Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—

Words derived from “Sino-Tibetan”

  • Sino-Tibetanist
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