Where does “جان” come from?
جان (Punjabi) comes from Prakrit 𑀚𑀡, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀚𑀦, 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.
جان (Punjabi): life, soul
Definitions
- life, soul
Ancestry of “جان”, step by step
جان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Prakrit 𑀚𑀡
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prakrit | 𑀚𑀡 | person |
| 2 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀚𑀦 | person |
| 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 |