Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Nynorsk

Where does “sjalu” come from?

sjalu (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek Ζῆλος, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

sjalu (Norwegian Nynorsk): jealous, envious

Definitions

  1. jealous, envious

Ancestry of “sjalu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΖῆλος—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →