Where does “জন্তু” come from?
জন্তু (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit जन्तु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ĵantúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́antúš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
জন্তু (Bengali): animal
Ancestry of “জন্তু”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | जन्तु | child, offspring; person, creature, living being;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ĵantúṣ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́antúš | offspring, child; creature, person; tribe, clan |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |