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Where does “jos” come from?

jos (Mauritian Creole) comes from Hindi जोश, from Persian جوش, from Sanskrit दश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

jos (Mauritian Creole): pleasure; happiness

Definitions

  1. pleasure; happiness

Ancestry of “jos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiजोशenthusiasm, zeal, ardour; passion, excitement;...
2Persianجوشpimple, boil, exanthema; ebullition, boiling,...
3Sanskritदशten
4Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
5Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
6Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
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