Where does “جم” come from?

جم (Malay) comes from Sanskrit याम, from Sanskrit यम, from Sanskrit ज, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

جم (Malay): hour; clock

Definitions

  1. hour; clock

Ancestry of “جم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयामmotion, course, going, progress
2Sanskritयमa twin, one of a pair or couple; a pair or a...
3Sanskritजborn, begotten. gotten from; produced or caused...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás →