Etymograph

English

Soyombo

Soyombo comes from Mongolian соёмбо, and goes back to Sanskrit स्वयम्भू ‘self-created’.

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEस्वयम्भूsvayambhū‘self-created’
  2. Mongolianmodernсоёмбоsojombo
  3. EnglishtodaySoyombo

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEस्वयम्भूsvayambhū‘self-created’
  2. Mongolianmodernсоёмбоsojombo
  3. EnglishtodaySoyombo

Every English word from Sanskrit स्वयम्भू

Today it means

name An abugida script developed by the monk and scholar Zanabazar in 1686 to write the Mongolian language. It can also be used to write Tibetan and Sanskrit.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Sanskrit स्वयम्भू / Soyombo

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