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Where does “जातिवादी” come from?

जातिवादी (Hindi) comes from Hindi जाति, from Sanskrit जाति, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

जातिवादी (Hindi): racist, casteist

Definitions

  1. racist, casteist

Ancestry of “जातिवादी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiजातिbirth; caste; subcaste, community; community...
2Sanskritजातिbirth, production; rebirth; the form of existence...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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