Where does “जाव” come from?
जाव (Konkani) comes from Sanskrit यातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HyáHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HyáHtā.
जाव (Konkani): co-sister-in-law
Ancestry of “जाव”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | यातृ | co-sister-in-law, husband’s brother’s wife |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | HyáHtā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HyáHtā | — |