Where does “jil” come from?

jil (Caló) comes from Romani śil, from Sanskrit शीत, from Sanskrit -त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

jil (Caló): cool temperature

Definitions

  1. cool temperature

Ancestry of “jil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniśilcold
2Sanskritशीतcold
3Sanskrit-त-ed
4Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Sanskrit -त →Every word from Sanskrit शीत →