Where does “जलूका” come from?
जलूका (Sanskrit) comes from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́aluš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵelu-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
जलूका (Sanskrit): leech
Ancestry of “जलूका”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indo-Iranian | *ȷ́aluš | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵelu- | leech |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
Words derived from “जलूका”