Where does “ջեբ” come from?
ջեբ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian ճէպ, from Ottoman Turkish جیب, from Classical Persian جیب, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás — to live.
ջեբ (Armenian): pocket
Definitions
Ancestry of “ջեբ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Armenian | ճէպ | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | جیب | |
| 3 | Classical Persian | جیب | — |
| 4 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 6 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |