Where does “जतु” come from?

जतु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́átu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰátu, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

जतु (Sanskrit): lac; gum; resin

Definitions

  1. lac; gum; resin

Ancestry of “जतु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́átu—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianǰátugum
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum

Words derived from “जतु”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰátu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́átu →
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