Where does “جَيْب” come from?

جَيْب (Arabic) comes 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.

جَيْب (Arabic): pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold...

Definitions

  1. pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold...

Ancestry of “جَيْب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritज्याbow-string, tendon; sine
2Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás—
4Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “جَيْب”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás →