Where does “ਜਨ” come from?

ਜਨ (Punjabi) comes 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.

ਜਨ (Punjabi): people, populace

Definitions

  1. people, populace

Ancestry of “ਜਨ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजनgenerating; person, human being, human; race,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ánHas
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ánHasrace, group of people
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónh₁osbirth; offspring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁osEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHas