Where does “tsaŋ” come from?

tsaŋ (Proto-Lolo-Burmese) comes from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ, from Middle Chinese 象, from Old Chinese 象 — elephant.

tsaŋ (Proto-Lolo-Burmese): elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant

Ancestry of “tsaŋ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tai*ɟaːŋꟲelephant
2Middle Chinese象elephant; image, resemblance
3Old Chinese象elephant

Words derived from “tsaŋ”

Every word from Old Chinese 象 →Every word from Middle Chinese 象 →Every word from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ →