Where does “zebu” come from?

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

zebu (English): A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa,...

Definitions

  1. A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa,...

Ancestry of “zebu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zebu”

Every word from Classical Tibetan mdzo →