Where does “Лхама” come from?

Лхама (Mongolian) comes from Tibetan ལྷ་མོ, from Tibetan ལྷ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m-hla — soul; god; demon.

Ancestry of “Лхама”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tibetanལྷ་མོgoddess, fairy, princess; Tibetan opera
2Tibetanལྷgod, deity
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanm-hlasoul; god; demon
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m-hla →Every word from Tibetan ལྷ →Every word from Tibetan ལྷ་མོ →