Where does “encephaloma” come from?

encephaloma (English) comes from English oma, from Tibetan འོ་མ, from Tibetan མ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.

encephaloma (English): A tumor of the brain; Encephaloid carcinoma

Definitions

  1. A tumor of the brain; Encephaloid carcinoma

Ancestry of “encephaloma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishomagrandmother, grandma
2Tibetanའོ་མmilk
3Tibetanམmother; goddess; negates the following verb in...
4Proto-Sino-Tibetanmano, not, negative, not have, none
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma →Every word from Tibetan མ →Every word from Tibetan འོ་མ →
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