Where does “ജാതി” come from?

ജാതി (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit जाति, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ജാതി (Malayalam): caste

Definitions

  1. caste

Ancestry of “ജാതി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजातिbirth, production; rebirth; the form of existence...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis →Every word from Sanskrit जाति →