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
- The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian...
Ancestry of “jute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | जूत | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | जत | plait of hair |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जन्तु | child, offspring; person, creature, living being;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ĵantúṣ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́antúš | offspring, child; creature, person; tribe, clan |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
Words derived from “jute”