Where does “ਜਿਹਾ” come from?

ਜਿਹਾ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit यादृश, from Sanskrit यादृश्, from Sanskrit yaddṛ́ś, from Sanskrit दृश्, from Sanskrit -यते, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ਜਿਹਾ (Punjabi): like, of that sort; so, like; as, for example

Definitions

  1. like, of that sort; so, like; as, for example

Ancestry of “ਜਿਹਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयादृशlike, of whatever kind or nature similar to
2Sanskritयादृश्like, of whatever kind or nature similar to
3Sanskrityaddṛ́ś—
4Sanskritदृश्see, look
5Sanskrit-यतेsuffix for passive verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Sanskrit -यते →