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
Definitions
- prison, jail
Ancestry of “جیل خانہ”, step by step
جیل خانہ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Urdu جیل
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | جیل | jail, the slammer |
| 2 | English | jail | A place or institution for the confinement of... |
| 3 | Middle English | gayole | jail, prison place for [[confine |
| 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 |
via Urdu خانہ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | خانہ | place, site, dwelling; box, small container;... |
| 2 | Classical Persian | خانَه | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠 | house |
| 4 | Old Persian | *vahanam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *wāhana | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | Hwah- | to dwell, remain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hwas- | to dwell, inhabit; to stay |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |