Where does “جا” come from?
جا (Persian) comes from Middle Persian gyʾg, from Proto-Iranian Hwah-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.
جا (Persian): place; space; location
Ancestry of “جا”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Persian | gyʾg | place |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | Hwah- | to dwell, remain |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hwas- | to dwell, inhabit; to stay |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |