Where does “ज़ेठ” come from?

ज़ेठ (Kashmiri) comes from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́yáHištʰas.

ज़ेठ (Kashmiri): Third month of Kashmiri calendar corresponding to May-June of the Gregorian calendar

Definitions

  1. Third month of Kashmiri calendar corresponding to May-June of the Gregorian calendar

Ancestry of “ज़ेठ”, 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