Where does “dvija” come from?

dvija (English) comes from Sanskrit द्विज, from Sanskrit ज, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

dvija (English): A person who has been born again spiritually, usually by a rite of passage that initiates them into a school for Vedic studies

Definitions

  1. A person who has been born again spiritually, usually by a rite of passage that initiates them into a school for Vedic studies

Ancestry of “dvija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritद्विजA brahmin
2Sanskritजborn, begotten. gotten from; produced or caused...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás →