Where does “jute” come from?

Jute comes from Hindi जूत, derived from Sanskrit जूट, a plant fiber used to make rope and fabric.

jute (English): The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian...

Definitions

  1. The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian...

Ancestry of “jute”, step by step

jute traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi जूत

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiजूत—
2Sanskritजतplait of hair
3Sanskritजन्तुchild, offspring; person, creature, living being;...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanĵantúṣ—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́antúšoffspring, child; creature, person; tribe, clan
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Bengali ঝুট

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliঝুটjute fiber; useless cloths
2Sanskritजूटroll of hair; twisted hair

via Latin Iuti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIuti—
2Old EnglishĒotasthe Jutes

Words derived from “jute”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́antúš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ĵantúṣ →