Where does “” come from?

ག (Tibetan) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan g-lwa-p — lung.

(Tibetan): Tibetan letter ga

Definitions

  1. Tibetan letter ga

Ancestry of “”, step by step

traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan g-lwa-p

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetang-lwa-plung

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetanl/b-ŋafive

via Proto-Tibeto-Burman *t-la(k)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tibeto-Burman*t-la(k)

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan g-lwa-p