Where does “ཚིལ” come from?

ཚིལ (Tibetan) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsil, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *siili.

ཚིལ (Tibetan): fat; grease; suet

Definitions

  1. fat; grease; suet

Ancestry of “ཚིལ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetantsilfat, grease; oil
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*siili—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *siili →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsil →