Where does “ལུང་པ” come from?
ལུང་པ (Sherpa) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan kl(j)u(ŋ/k) — river; valley.
ལུང་པ (Sherpa): valley
Definitions
- valley
Ancestry of “ལུང་པ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | kl(j)u(ŋ/k) | river; valley |