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

Definitions

  1. leech

Ancestry of “जलूका”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*ȷ́aluš—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelu-leech
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “जलूका”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵelu- →Every word from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́aluš →