Where does “Cebú” come from?

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

Cebú (Spanish): zebu

Definitions

  1. zebu

Ancestry of “Cebú”, step by step

Cebú traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French zébu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchzébuzebu
2Tibetandzo-pomale offspring of a female cow and yak bull
3Classical Tibetanmdzo-po—
4Classical Tibetanmdzocow and yak hybrid

via Cebuano sugbo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosugboto dive into the water

Words derived from “Cebú”

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