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
Ancestry of “tsaŋ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tai | *ɟaːŋꟲ | — |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 象 | elephant; image, resemblance |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 象 | elephant |
Words derived from “tsaŋ”