Where does “Janaka” come from?
Janaka (English) comes from Sanskrit जनक, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Ancestry of “Janaka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | जनक | a progenitor, father; a kind of measure |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |