Where does “jamless” come from?

jamless (English) comes from English JAM, from Urdu جامہ, from Persian جامه, from Middle Persian yʾmk', from Proto-Iranian *yām-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Yámas, from Proto-Indo-European *yém-o-s.

jamless (English): Without jam

Definitions

  1. Without jam

Ancestry of “jamless”, step by step

jamless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English JAM

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJAMA household that is only barely able to meet its...
2Urduجامہgarment; robe; gown
3Persianجامهa garment, robe, vest, gown, coat
4Middle Persianyʾmk'
5Proto-Iranian*yām-
6Proto-Indo-IranianYámas
7Proto-Indo-European*yém-o-s

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yém-o-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian YámasEvery word from Proto-Iranian *yām-
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