Where does “jano” come from?

jano (Pali) comes from Pali jana, 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.

jano (Pali): nominative singular of jana

Definitions

  1. nominative singular of jana

Ancestry of “jano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palijanaperson; man; people
2Sanskritजनgenerating; person, human being, human; race,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ánHas—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ánHasrace, group of people
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónh₁osbirth; offspring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHas →