Where does “Jiyestha” come from?
Jiyestha (Balinese) comes from Old Javanese jyeṣṭha, from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́yáHištʰas.
Jiyestha (Balinese): eleventh month of the Balinese lunar calendar
Definitions
- eleventh month of the Balinese lunar calendar
Ancestry of “Jiyestha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Javanese | jyeṣṭha | chief |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ज्येष्ठ | most excellent, pre-eminent, first, chief, best,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ȷ́yáHištʰas | — |