Where does “ਜੌ” come from?

ਜੌ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit यव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáwas, from Proto-Indo-European yéwos, from Proto-Indo-European yew- — to mix.

ਜੌ (Punjabi): barley

Definitions

  1. barley

Ancestry of “ਜੌ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयवbarley; grain, cereal; name for island of Java,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianyáwasbarley; cereal, grain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyéwoscereal, grain; barley, spelt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyew-to mix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáwas →