Where does “jelma” come from?

jelma (Malay) comes from Prakrit 𑀚𑀫𑁆𑀫, 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.

jelma (Malay): to incarnate; to transform; to take the shape of to take a physical form, especially of a supernatural being or spirit

Definitions

  1. to incarnate; to transform; to take the shape of to take a physical form, especially of a supernatural being or spirit

Ancestry of “jelma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀚𑀫𑁆𑀫—
2Sanskritजन्मnominative singular of जन्मन्; birth
3Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ánHma—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ánHma—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁mn̥offspring, seed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHma →