English
jadoogur
Jadoogur comes from Hindi जादूगर ‘magician’, from Persian ـگر ‘-er’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- ‘do, make, act vigorously’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yeh₁-‘do, make, act vigorously’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*yaHtúš‘sorcery, witchcraft, black-magic’reconstructed
- Old Persianc. 600–300 BCEy-a-tu-u /yātu/transliteratedoriginal script y-a-tu-u /yātu/, a transliteration
- Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CE𐭩𐭠𐭲𐭥𐭪𐭠yʾtʿkʾ /ǰādūg/
- Persianc. 900–presentجادوjâdu‘magic, charm, enchantment, conjuration’
- Persian, derivedc. 900–presentـگر-gar‘-er’
- Persian, derivedc. 900–presentجادوگرjâdugar‘magician’
- Hindic. 1500–presentजादूगरjādūgar‘magician’
- Englishearliest quotation 1925jadoogur
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yeh₁-‘do, make, act vigorously’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*yaHtúš‘sorcery, witchcraft, black-magic’reconstructed
- Old Persianc. 600–300 BCEy-a-tu-u /yātu/transliteratedoriginal script y-a-tu-u /yātu/, a transliteration
- Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CE𐭩𐭠𐭲𐭥𐭪𐭠yʾtʿkʾ /ǰādūg/
- Persianc. 900–presentجادوjâdu‘magic, charm, enchantment, conjuration’
- Persian, derivedc. 900–presentـگر-gar‘-er’
- Persian, derivedc. 900–presentجادوگرjâdugar‘magician’
- Hindic. 1500–presentजादूगरjādūgar‘magician’
- Englishearliest quotation 1925jadoogur
Earliest quotation: 1925, Sir Edward John Buck, Simla: “The natives and others thronged in numbers to witness…”
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁-
Today it means
noun A Freemason in British India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- / jadoogur