Where does “جیٹھ” come from?
جیٹھ (Punjabi) comes from Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞, from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́yáHištʰas.
جیٹھ (Punjabi): brother-in-law
Definitions
- brother-in-law
Ancestry of “جیٹھ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prakrit | 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ज्येष्ठ | most excellent, pre-eminent, first, chief, best,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ȷ́yáHištʰas | — |