Etymograph

English

Jiu

Jiu comes from Romanian Jiu, from Old Church Slavonic жила ‘vein’, and ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gī́ˀšlāˀ.

  1. Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*gī́ˀšlāˀreconstructed
  2. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*žila‘vein’reconstructed
  3. Old Church Slavonicmodernжила‘vein’
  4. Romanianc. 1500–presentJiu
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*gī́ˀšlāˀreconstructed
  2. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*žila‘vein’reconstructed
  3. Old Church Slavonicmodernжила‘vein’
  4. Romanianc. 1500–presentJiu
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gī́ˀšlāˀ

Today it means

name A river in Romania.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Balto-Slavic *gī́ˀšlāˀ / Jiu

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