Talk:Jedi

Etymology

I have often wondered about the origin of this word. I have noticed some suggestive sound-alike words in other languages; most noticeably:

• Arabic جَدّ (jadd, “fortune”)
• Georgian ჯადო (ǯado, “magic”)
• Hebrew ידיעה (yedi'a, “knowledge”)
• Korean 제도 (jedo, “system”)
• Persian جدا (jedā, “distinct”)
• Punjabi ਜਾਦੂ (jādū, “magic”)
• Swahili jitahidi (“effort”)

I am eager to know where Lucas got his ideas. I know that he studied anthropology, so he has plenty of exposure to different cultures, etc. Just curious.—Strabismus 22:50, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Encylopedic much?

The etymology is WAY too detailed. Someone knowledgeable on this word should clean it up. Tooironic 05:06, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

RFV discussion

Failed; see archived discussion at Wiktionary:Requests for verification archive/September 2009/Star Wars stuff. —Ruakh_TALK 14:05, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Disagree, restored. DAVilla 22:21, 4 December 2010 (UTC)