Where does “bhut jolokia” come from?
bhut jolokia (English) comes from Assamese ভোট-জলকীয়া, from Assamese ভোট, from English Vote, from Latin vōtum, from Latin votus, from Latin vovere, from Latin voveo, from Proto-Italic wogʷeō — to promise, to vow; to praise.
bhut jolokia (English): A kind of very spicy hot chili pepper from India
Definitions
- A kind of very spicy hot chili pepper from India
Ancestry of “bhut jolokia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assamese | ভোট-জলকীয়া | bhut jolokia |
| 2 | Assamese | ভোট | Bhutanese; Bhutan; vote |
| 3 | English | Vote | A person from Votia or of Votic descent |
| 4 | Latin | vōtum | promise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge |
| 5 | Latin | votus | vowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed |
| 6 | Latin | vovere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | voveo | I vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wogʷeō | I vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wegʷʰ- | to promise, to vow; to praise |