Where does “jaṭi” come from?

jaṭi (Old Javanese) comes from Pali jāti, from Sanskrit जाति, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

jaṭi (Old Javanese): twisted hair

Definitions

  1. twisted hair

Ancestry of “jaṭi”, step by step

jaṭi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali jāti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palijātibirth; rebirth; lineage, family, caste
2Sanskritजातिbirth, production; rebirth; the form of existence...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Sanskrit जटि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजटिtwisted hair

via Sanskrit जटिन्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजटिन्

Words derived from “jaṭi

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tisEvery word from Sanskrit जाति