Where does “དོམ” come from?

དོམ (Tibetan) comes from Scots dwam, from Scots dwalm.

དོམ (Tibetan): bear; in particular, the Asian black bear; debt

Definitions

  1. bear; in particular, the Asian black bear; debt

Ancestry of “དོམ”, step by step

དོམ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scots dwam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsdwamfaint, swoon; fainting fit; a trance or...
2Scotsdwalm

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-wəm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tV-wəmbear
Every word from Scots dwalmEvery word from Scots dwam
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