Where does “ཐམ་ཀ” come from?

ཐམ་ཀ (Tibetan) comes from Uyghur تامغا, from Chagatai تمغا, from Classical Persian تَمْغَا.

ཐམ་ཀ (Tibetan): stamp, seal

Definitions

  1. stamp, seal

Ancestry of “ཐམ་ཀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurتامغاseal, stamp, brand
2Chagataiتمغاstamp, pressed mark
3Classical Persianتَمْغَا—
Every word from Classical Persian تَمْغَا →Every word from Chagatai تمغا →Every word from Uyghur تامغا →