Where does “जनजाति” come from?

जनजाति (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.

जनजाति (Hindi): tribe, tribal group

Definitions

  1. tribe, tribal group

Ancestry of “जनजाति”, step by step

जनजाति 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 जाति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiजातिbirth; caste; subcaste, community; community...
2Sanskritजातिbirth, production; rebirth; the form of existence...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHas →