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Where does “zāta” come from?

zāta (Old Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́aHtás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Ancestry of “zāta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́aHtásbegotten, produced; child, son, offspring
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “zāta”

  • शहज़ादा
  • امامزاده
  • زاده
  • شاهزاده
  • zʾtk'
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