Where does “जेठ” come from?

जेठ (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́yáHištʰas.

जेठ (Nepali): Jyeshth

Definitions

  1. Jyeshth

Ancestry of “जेठ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritज्येष्ठmost excellent, pre-eminent, first, chief, best,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́yáHištʰas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́yáHištʰas →Every word from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ →