The Sanskrit “jam” means “to eat” “to continually consume”, the Sanskrit “jambha” means “swallowing” “tooth” “set of teeth” “tusk” “jaws” “mouth” we have “jambhaka” meaning “crushing” “devouring” “yawning” and we have “jambuka” meaning “jackal”
We also have the great demon “Jambha” whose name means “jaws”. He was the leader of the asuras who snatched the nectar of immortality from Dhanvantari, his prize was short lived however, as Mohini, with her seductive beauty, snatched it back.
“Jambudvipa” is one of seven concentric islands which make up the Vedic cosmography. “Dvipa” means “island” and “jambu” is an enormous tree which produces fruit which are “crushed” by falling from a great height. These fruits are as large as elephants and when they fall they create rivers of juice which flow like rivers through the island of jambudvipa providing liquid nectar for the residents.
“Jambavan” is the great “king of the bears” one of the generals of Lord Ramas army. The etymology is not clear though it seems to relate to his being half man, half bear.
“Jambha” meaning “tooth” “teeth” becomes the Indo/European “gembh” meaning “tooth” the Old Norse “kambr” the German “camb” the Dutch “cam” the Old English “camb”, all meaning “tooth” and from this we get the word “comb” an implement with “teeth” used for “combing” ones hair. This produces words such as “unkempt” “honeycomb” “comber” “beach comber”.
“In India, our religions will never at any time take root; the ancient wisdom of the human race will not be supplanted by the events in Galilee. On the contrary, Indian wisdom flows back to Europe, and will produce a fundamental change in our knowledge and thought.” The World as Will and Representation – By Arthur Schopenhauer Volume I, & 63 p. 356-357).
