Where does “jati” come from?
jati (Malay) comes from Old Javanese jaṭi, from Pali jāti, from Sanskrit जाति, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
jati (Malay): original, pure; teak
Ancestry of “jati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Javanese | jaṭi | — |
| 2 | Pali | jāti | birth; rebirth; lineage, family, caste |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जाति | birth, production; rebirth; the form of existence... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
Words derived from “jati”