Where does “जग” come from?
जग (Awadhi) comes from Sanskrit जगत्, from Sanskrit गम्, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
जग (Awadhi): world, earth, universe
Ancestry of “जग”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | जगत् | wind, air; the world, the universe; body, the... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गम् | to go, move, come |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |