Where does “Janaka” come from?

Janaka (English) comes from Sanskrit जनक, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Janaka (English): An ancient king of Videha. The Janaka dynasty ruled the Videha kingdom in the Mithila region from the capital city of the same name

Definitions

  1. An ancient king of Videha. The Janaka dynasty ruled the Videha kingdom in the Mithila region from the capital city of the same name

Ancestry of “Janaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजनकa progenitor, father; a kind of measure
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit जनक →