Where does “jibaro” come from?
jibaro (English) comes from Spanish jíbaro, from Romani jiv, from Sanskrit हिम, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰimás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰimás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
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Ancestry of “jibaro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | jíbaro | Jivaroan; One of the original Canarian settlers... |
| 2 | Romani | jiv | snow |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हिम | cold, frost; the cold season, winter; frost,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰimás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰimás | cold, frost; winter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |