Where does “zébu” come from?
zébu (French) comes from Tibetan dzo-po, from Classical Tibetan mdzo-po, from Classical Tibetan mdzo — cow and yak hybrid.
zébu (French): zebu
Ancestry of “zébu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tibetan | dzo-po | male offspring of a female cow and yak bull |
| 2 | Classical Tibetan | mdzo-po | — |
| 3 | Classical Tibetan | mdzo | cow and yak hybrid |
Words derived from “zébu”