Where does “dzomo” come from?

dzomo (English) comes from Tibetan མཛོ་མོ, from Tibetan མོ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan mow — woman; female relative.

dzomo (English): A female dzo (yak–cow hybrid)

Definitions

  1. A female dzo (yak–cow hybrid)

Ancestry of “dzomo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tibetanམཛོ་མོfemale jo
2Tibetanམོfemale; she
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanmowwoman; female relative
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan mow