Where does “Tenzin” come from?
Tenzin (English) comes from Tibetan བསྟན་འཛིན, from Tibetan འཛིན, from Tibetan ཟིན — to be finished; to draw near an end.
Ancestry of “Tenzin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tibetan | བསྟན་འཛིན | one who upholds and adheres to the doctrines |
| 2 | Tibetan | འཛིན | to take hold of, to seize, to grasp; written... |
| 3 | Tibetan | ཟིན | to be finished; to draw near an end |