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Where does “ȷ́antúš” come from?

ȷ́antúš (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ȷ́antúš (Proto-Indo-Iranian): offspring, child; creature, person; tribe, clan

Definitions

  1. offspring, child; creature, person; tribe, clan

Ancestry of “ȷ́antúš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “ȷ́antúš”

  • जन्तु
  • জীৱ-জন্তু
  • জন্তু
  • জন্তু
  • ĵantúṣ
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