Where does “ജന്തു” come from?

ജന്തു (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit जन्तु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ĵantúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́antúš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ജന്തു (Malayalam): creature, animal

Definitions

  1. creature, animal

Ancestry of “ജന്തു”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजन्तुchild, offspring; person, creature, living being;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanĵantúṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́antúšoffspring, child; creature, person; tribe, clan
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́antúš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ĵantúṣ →