Where does “जैसा” come from?
जैसा (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit ???, from Sanskrit यादृश, from Sanskrit यादृश्, from Sanskrit yaddṛ́ś, from Sanskrit दृश्, from Sanskrit -यते, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
जैसा (Hindi): similar to, like, identical to; so, just as; as
Definitions
- similar to, like, identical to; so, just as; as
Ancestry of “जैसा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | ??? | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | यादृश | like, of whatever kind or nature similar to |
| 3 | Sanskrit | यादृश् | like, of whatever kind or nature similar to |
| 4 | Sanskrit | yaddṛ́ś | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | दृश् | see, look |
| 6 | Sanskrit | -यते | suffix for passive verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |