Where does “जननी” come from?
जननी (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit जननी, from Sanskrit जन्, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
जननी (Hindi): mother; cause, source
Ancestry of “जननी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | जननी | a mother |
| 2 | Sanskrit | जन् | class 1; to generate, beget, produce, create,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |