Where does “ਸਜੱਨ” come from?
ਸਜੱਨ (Old Punjabi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀡, from Sanskrit सज्जन, from Sanskrit जन, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Ancestry of “ਸਜੱਨ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀲𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀡 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सज्जन | hanging around; equipment, preparation; the... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जन | generating; person, human being, human; race,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́ánHas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ánHas | race, group of people |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónh₁os | birth; offspring |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |