Where does “जनसंख्या” come from?

जनसंख्या (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.

जनसंख्या (Hindi): population

Definitions

  1. population

Ancestry of “जनसंख्या”, step by step

जनसंख्या 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 संख्या

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसंख्याnumber; reckoning, counting; a calculation
2Sanskritसंख्याa number, sum, total; reckoning or summing up;...
3Sanskritसम्-with, together with, along with, together,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansam-together, joint, paired
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “जनसंख्या”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHas →