Where does “ਜੂਆ” come from?

ਜੂਆ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit द्यूत, from Sanskrit -त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

ਜੂਆ (Punjabi): game of chance, gambling

Definitions

  1. game of chance, gambling

Ancestry of “ਜੂਆ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritद्यूतgambling, game of dice; play, gaming; contest;...
2Sanskrit-त-ed
3Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Sanskrit -त →Every word from Sanskrit द्यूत →