Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ǰátu

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷét-u ~ *gʷt-éw-s.

Noun

*ǰátu n

1. gum

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́átu
  • Sanskrit: जतु (játu)
    • Dardic:
      • Kashmiri: زَو (zav)
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Bengali: জউ (jou, “lac”)
      • Odia: ଜଉ (jau, “lac”)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀚𑀉 (jaü)
    • Pali: jatu
• Proto-Iranian: *ǰátu
  • Southeastern Iranian:
    • Pashto: ژاوله (žā́wla), جاوله (jā́nwla), جانوله (jā́nwala), زاوله (zā́wla)
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Central Kurdish: ژِوی (jiwî), جەوی (cewî), جەوِگ (cewig)
    • → Northern Luri: [script needed] (ževi)
    • → Persian: ژد (žad, “gum”) (dialectal)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Bakhtiari: [script needed] (zeδī)
    • Southern Luri: [script needed] (zehī)
    • → Kermanic: [script needed] (zay), [script needed] (zatūk) (Abyaneh)
  • ⇒ Proto-Iranian: *Hanguǰatu (“asafoetida”) (see there for further descendants)