The expression "bitumen" originated in the Sanskrit, where we find the words "jatu", meaning "pitch", and "jatu-krit", meaning "pitch creating", "pitch producing" (referring to coniferous or resinous trees).
ðɪ ɛkspɹˈɛʃən "bɪtˈuːmɛn" ɚɹˈɪdʒᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə sˈænskɹɪt, wˌɛɹ wiː fˈaɪnd ðə wˈɜːdz "dʒˈɑːɾuː", mˈiːnɪŋ "pˈɪtʃ", ænd "dʒˈɑːɾuːkɹˈɪt", mˈiːnɪŋ "pˈɪtʃ kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ", "pˈɪtʃ pɹədˈuːsɪŋ" ɹᵻfˈɜːɹɪŋ tə kənˈɪfɚɹəs ɔːɹ ɹᵻsˈɪnəs tɹˈiːz.