Where does “žeap” come from?
žeap (Gottscheerish) comes from Slovene žep, from Ottoman Turkish جیب, from Classical Persian جیب, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás — to live.
žeap (Gottscheerish): pocket
Ancestry of “žeap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Slovene | žep | pocket |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | جیب | pocket |
| 3 | Classical Persian | جیب | — |
| 4 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 6 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |