Where does “জউ” come from?

জউ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit जतु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́átu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰátu, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

জউ (Bengali): lac

Definitions

  1. lac

Ancestry of “জউ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजतुlac; gum; resin
2Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́átu—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianǰátugum
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰátu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́átu →