Where does “du” come from?

du (Salar) comes from Chinese 毒, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan duk ~ tuk — poison; poisonous, toxic; to poison.

du (Salar): poison

Definitions

  1. poison

Ancestry of “du”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese毒—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanduk ~ tukpoison; poisonous, toxic; to poison
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan duk ~ tuk →Every word from Chinese 毒 →
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