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Where does “ལ” come from?

ལ (Tibetan) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅, from Sanskrit च, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ča, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

ལ (Tibetan): hillside, mountain pass; Marks oblique locatives;...

Definitions

  1. hillside, mountain pass; Marks oblique locatives;...

Ancestry of “ལ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maharastri Prakrit𑀅and; also, moreover
2Sanskritचand, both, also, moreover, as well as
3Proto-Indo-Iranian-čaand
4Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

Words derived from “ལ”

  • Shangri-La
  • 香格里拉
  • Ŝangrilao
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