English
jambu
Jambu comes from Malay jambu ‘Generic term for any plant bearing pear-like…’, and goes back to Sanskrit जम्बु.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEजम्बुjambu‘a fruit or a blood pear’
- Malaymodernjambu‘Generic term for any plant bearing pear-like or bulging fruit from the Myrtaceae family’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEजम्बुjambu‘a fruit or a blood pear’
- Malaymodernjambu‘Generic term for any plant bearing pear-like or bulging fruit from the Myrtaceae family’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007same form
Earliest quotation: 2007, http://her-whimsical-escapade.blogspot.s: “She has this healthy glow, almost like she's golden…”
The story
Semantic extension from Malay jambu, which originated from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu, “a fruit or a blood pear”).
Every English word from Sanskrit जम्बु
Today it means
adj Cute, adorable or beautiful.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit जम्बु / jambu