Where does “यव” come from?

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

यव (Sanskrit): barley; grain, cereal; name for island of Java,...

Definitions

  1. barley; grain, cereal; name for island of Java,...

Ancestry of “यव”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianyáwasbarley; cereal, grain
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyéwoscereal, grain; barley, spelt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyew-to mix

Words derived from “यव”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáwas →