Where does “रोगजनक” come from?
रोगजनक (Hindi) comes from Hindi रोग, from Sanskrit रोग, from Hindi रज, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
रोगजनक (Hindi): pathogen
Ancestry of “रोगजनक”, step by step
रोगजनक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi रोग
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | रोग | sickness, disease, malady |
| 2 | Sanskrit | रोग | ‘breaking up of strength’; disease, infirmity,... |
| 3 | Hindi | रज | dust, dirt, pollen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |
via Hindi जनक
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | जनक | father, progenitor, procreator, originator |
| 2 | Sanskrit | जनक | a progenitor, father; a kind of measure |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |