Where does “जनगणना” come from?

जनगणना (Hindi) comes from Hindi जन, from Sanskrit जन, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

जनगणना (Hindi): census

Definitions

  1. census

Ancestry of “जनगणना”, step by step

जनगणना traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi जन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiजनperson, people
2Sanskritजनgenerating; person, human being, human; race,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ánHas—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ánHasrace, group of people
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónh₁osbirth; offspring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Hindi गणना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiगणनाcalculation; counting, enumeration
2Sanskritगणना—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHas →