Where does “ጅብ” come from?
ጅብ (Amharic) comes from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
ጅብ (Amharic): hyena
Definitions
- hyena
Ancestry of “ጅብ”, step by step
ጅብ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic جَيْب
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Semitic | *ḏiʔb- | wolf |