Where does “ཤིང” come from?
ཤིང (Tibetan) comes from Sanskrit हिङ्गु, from Proto-Iranian Hángwr̥, from Proto-Iranian Hanguǰatu, from Proto-Iranian Hangwr̥ — extract, resin; resin.
ཤིང (Tibetan): tree, wood
Definitions
- tree, wood
Ancestry of “ཤིང”, step by step
ཤིང traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit हिङ्गु
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | हिङ्गु | asafoetida; a kind of liquid made from the roots... |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | Hángwr̥ | extract, resin |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | Hanguǰatu | asafoetida |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | Hangwr̥ | extract, resin; resin |
via Proto-Sino-Tibetan siŋ ~ sik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | siŋ ~ sik | tree; wood |