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Where does “ꪋ꫁ꪱꪉ” come from?

ꪋ꫁ꪱꪉ (Tai Dam) comes from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ, from Middle Chinese 象, from Old Chinese 象 — elephant.

ꪋ꫁ꪱꪉ (Tai Dam): elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant

Ancestry of “ꪋ꫁ꪱꪉ”, step by step

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