Where does “جیل خانہ” come from?
جیل خانہ (Urdu) comes from Urdu جیل, from English jail, from Middle English gayole, from Old French gaiole, from Medieval Latin gabiola, from Late Latin caveola, from Latin cavea, from Latin cavus — to swell; to be strong.
جیل خانہ (Urdu): prison, jail
Ancestry of “جیل خانہ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Urdu | جیل | jail, the slammer |
| 2 | English | jail | A place or institution for the confinement of... |
| 3 | Middle English | gayole | — |
| 4 | Old French | gaiole | prison; gaol; jail |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | gabiola | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | caveola | — |
| 7 | Latin | cavea | hollow, cavity; cage, den, enclosure, stall,... |
| 8 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |