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Where does “जीभ” come from?

जीभ (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi जीभ, from Sanskrit जिह्वा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iźʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

जीभ (Marathi): tongue

Definitions

  1. tongue

Ancestry of “जीभ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathiजीभtongue
2Sanskritजिह्वाtongue
3Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iźʰwáHtongue
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́iȷ́ʰwáHtongue
5Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue
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