Where does “jati” come from?
Jati comes from Sanskrit जाति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́aHtíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́áHtiš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, ultimately from the root ǵenh₁-.
jati (English): A clan, tribe, or community in India; A rhythm...
Definitions
- A clan, tribe, or community in India; A rhythm...
Ancestry of “jati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | जाति | birth, production; rebirth; the form of existence... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |