Where does “जौ” come from?
जौ (Hindi) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀯, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
जौ (Hindi): barley
Ancestry of “जौ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀚𑀯 | barley |
| 2 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |