Where does “ǰeṣṭáli” come from?

ǰeṣṭáli (Kalasha) comes from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́yáHištʰas.

ǰeṣṭáli (Kalasha): mother-in-law

Definitions

  1. mother-in-law

Ancestry of “ǰeṣṭáli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritज्येष्ठmost excellent, pre-eminent, first, chief, best,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́yáHištʰas
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́yáHištʰasEvery word from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ