Where does “जुस्तजू” come from?

जुस्तजू (Hindi) comes from Persian جستجو, from Persian و, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭣, from Old Persian 𐎢𐎫𐎠, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hutá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

जुस्तजू (Hindi): search, finding

Definitions

  1. search, finding

Ancestry of “जुस्तजू”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجستجوsearch; quest
2Persianوand
3Middle Persian𐭠𐭥𐭣—
4Old Persian𐎢𐎫𐎠and
5Proto-Indo-IranianHutá—
6Proto-Indo-IranianHu—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hu →