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Where does “Janani” come from?

Janani (English) comes from Sanskrit जननी, from Sanskrit जन्, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Ancestry of “Janani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजननीa mother
2Sanskritजन्class 1; to generate, beget, produce, create,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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