Where does “ਜੇਲ੍ਹਰ” come from?
ਜੇਲ੍ਹਰ (Punjabi) comes from English jailer, from Middle English gayoler, from Middle English gayole, from Old French gaiole, from Medieval Latin gabiola, from Late Latin caveola, from Latin cavea, from Latin cavus — to swell; to be strong.
ਜੇਲ੍ਹਰ (Punjabi): jailer
Definitions
- jailer
Ancestry of “ਜੇਲ੍ਹਰ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jailer | One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison |
| 2 | Middle English | gayoler | A prison warden; a jailer/gaoler |
| 3 | Middle English | gayole | jail, prison place for [[confine |
| 4 | Old French | gaiole | prison; gaol; jail |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | gabiola | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | caveola | — |
| 7 | Latin | cavea | hollow, cavity; cage, den, enclosure, stall,... |
| 8 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |