Where does “ゼブ” come from?
ゼブ (Japanese) comes from English zebu, from French zébu, from Tibetan dzo-po, from Classical Tibetan mdzo-po, from Classical Tibetan mdzo — cow and yak hybrid.
ゼブ (Japanese): zebu
Ancestry of “ゼブ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | zebu | A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa,... |
| 2 | French | zébu | zebu |
| 3 | Tibetan | dzo-po | male offspring of a female cow and yak bull |
| 4 | Classical Tibetan | mdzo-po | — |
| 5 | Classical Tibetan | mdzo | cow and yak hybrid |