Where does “جابجا” come from?
جابجا (Persian) comes from Persian به, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha, from Proto-Germanic walhaz — wet, damp.
جابجا (Persian): of or pertaining to having switched places, e.g., when a red marker's cap is placed on a blue marker while the blue marker's cap is place on the red marker. In this case, the caps are said to be
Definitions
- of or pertaining to having switched places, e.g., when a red marker's cap is placed on a blue marker while the blue marker's cap is place on the red marker. In this case, the caps are said to be
Ancestry of “جابجا”, step by step
جابجا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian به
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | به | API •; expresses the indirect object: to; for;... |
| 2 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 3 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 4 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 5 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 6 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 7 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 9 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |