Where does “झेल” come from?

झेल (Konkani) comes from Portuguese gelo, from Old Portuguese gelo, from Latin gelū, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

झेल (Konkani): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “झेल”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegeloice; a cube or chunk of ice; coldness; cold
2Old Portuguesegelo—
3Latingelūfrost
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Latin gelū →Every word from Old Portuguese gelo →