Where does “jjib” come from?
jjib (Tarifit) comes from Arabic جيب, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
jjib (Tarifit): pocket
Definitions
Ancestry of “jjib”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | جيب | opening in a garment; hole, hollow, cavity,... |
| 2 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 4 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |