Where does “jeet” come from?

jeet (English) comes from English pajeet, from Hindi जीत, from Sanskrit जित, from Sanskrit जि, from Proto-Indo-European gʷey- — to win, to conquer; force.

jeet (English): Did you eat?

Definitions

  1. Did you eat?

Ancestry of “jeet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpajeetA person of South Asian ancestry
2Hindiजीतvictory, win
3Sanskritजितwinning, acquiring; conquering; removing
4Sanskritजिwin, conquer
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷey-to win, to conquer; force

Words derived from “jeet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷey- →Every word from Sanskrit जि →Every word from Sanskrit जित →