Where does “zebu” come from?

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

zebu (Portuguese): zebu (Bos taurus indicus)

Definitions

  1. zebu (Bos taurus indicus)

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
Every word from Classical Tibetan mdzo →Every word from Classical Tibetan mdzo-po →Every word from Tibetan dzo-po →