Where does “བླ་མ” come from?
བླ་མ (Tibetan) comes from Tibetan མ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.
བླ་མ (Tibetan): lama - an accomplished spiritual teacher, guru
Definitions
- lama - an accomplished spiritual teacher, guru
Ancestry of “བླ་མ”, step by step
བླ་མ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tibetan མ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tibetan | མ | mother; goddess; negates the following verb in... |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ma | no, not, negative, not have, none |
via Tibetan བླ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tibetan | བླ | soul, spirit, life force |