Where does “-জন” come from?

-জন (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit जन, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Ancestry of “-জন”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	जन	generating; person, human being, human; race,...
2	Proto-Indo-Aryan	ȷ́ánHas	—
3	Proto-Indo-Iranian	ȷ́ánHas	race, group of people
4	Proto-Indo-European	ǵónh₁os	birth; offspring
5	Proto-Indo-European	ǵenh₁-	to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “-জন”

একজন

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHas →