Where does “زیٹھ” come from?
زیٹھ (Kashmiri) comes from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́yáHištʰas.
زیٹھ (Kashmiri): Third month of Kashmiri calendar corresponding to May-June of the Gregorian calendar
Definitions
- Third month of Kashmiri calendar corresponding to May-June of the Gregorian calendar
Ancestry of “زیٹھ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | ज्येष्ठ | most excellent, pre-eminent, first, chief, best,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ȷ́yáHištʰas | — |