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.
Ancestry of “jaṭi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | jāti | birth; rebirth; lineage, family, caste |
| 2 | Sanskrit | जाति | birth, production; rebirth; the form of existence... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |