Where does “ཨ་མྲ” come from?

ཨ་མྲ (Tibetan) comes from Sanskrit आम्र, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

ཨ་མྲ (Tibetan): persimmon, Diospyros kaki

Definitions

  1. persimmon, Diospyros kaki

Ancestry of “ཨ་མྲ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआम्रmango
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós →Every word from Sanskrit आम्र →