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Where does “durjana” come from?

durjana (Malay) comes from Sanskrit दुर्जन, 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.

durjana (Malay): evildoer; wicked

Definitions

  1. evildoer; wicked

Ancestry of “durjana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदुर्जनbad man, villain, scoundrel; bad people;...
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

Words derived from “durjana”

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