Where does “ಜನ” come from?

ಜನ (Kannada) comes from Old Kannada ಜನ, 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.

ಜನ (Kannada): man, person; mankind, people

Definitions

  1. man, person; mankind, people

Ancestry of “ಜನ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Kannadaಜನ—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHas →