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Where does “dzo-po” come from?

dzo-po (Tibetan) comes from Classical Tibetan mdzo-po, from Classical Tibetan mdzo — cow and yak hybrid.

dzo-po (Tibetan): male offspring of a female cow and yak bull

Definitions

  1. male offspring of a female cow and yak bull

Ancestry of “dzo-po”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Tibetanmdzo-po—
2Classical Tibetanmdzocow and yak hybrid

Words derived from “dzo-po”

  • zebu
  • zebuine
  • zébu
  • zebu
  • ゼブ
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