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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | dwam | faint, swoon; fainting fit; a trance or... |
| 2 | Scots | dwalm | — |
via Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-wəm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *tV-wəm | bear |