Where does “जल” come from?
जल (Marathi) comes from English July, from Middle English Julie, from Anglo-Norman julie, from Old French jule, from Latin Iūlius, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.
जल (Marathi): water
Definitions
- water
Ancestry of “जल”, step by step
जल traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English July
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | July | The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August |
| 2 | Middle English | Julie | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | julie | — |
| 4 | Old French | jule | — |
| 5 | Latin | Iūlius | Of the gens Julia, a patrician Roman family |
| 6 | Latin | iuppiter | Jupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | djous patēr | Jupiter |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |