Where does “जर्तु” come from?

जर्तु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

जर्तु (Sanskrit): vulva

Definitions

  1. vulva

Ancestry of “जर्तु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelt-womb
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt- →
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