English word origin

Etymology of Tso

Borrowed from Mandarin 左 (Zuǒ).

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Source etymology 1

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name

A surname from Chinese.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Mandarin 左 (Zuǒ).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Unspecified derivation mention左cmn

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

A surname from Navajo.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Navajo Tso.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionTsonv

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Machine-source provenance

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