Where does “جب” come from?

جب (Urdu) comes from Urdu اب, from Sanskrit इव, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.

جب (Urdu): when non-interrogative

Definitions

  1. when non-interrogative

Ancestry of “جب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduابnow, presently; father; thus
2Sanskritइवlike, in the same manner as; as it were, as if;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éy →Every word from Sanskrit इव →