Where does “जान” come from?
जान (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit ज्ञान, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
जान (Hindi): life, soul; spirit, vitality, stamina; knowledge
Definitions
- life, soul; spirit, vitality, stamina; knowledge
Ancestry of “जान”, step by step
जान traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit ज्ञान
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | ज्ञान | knowing, becoming acquainted with, knowledge, (esp.) the higher knowledge (in Buddhism, pure awareness free from conceptual constructs; in Hinduism, true knowledge of the Self's identity with the Ultimate Reality) |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ज्ञा | to know |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́naH- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰnaH- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via Classical Persian جان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | جان | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | HYA | soul, ghost |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *pV-rja(k) | hundred |