Where does “janma” come from?
janma (Javanese) comes from Sanskrit जन्म, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ánHma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHma, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Ancestry of “janma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | जन्म | nominative singular of जन्मन्; birth |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́ánHma | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ánHma | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |