Where does “ਜਾਇਆ” come from?

ਜਾਇਆ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit जात, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́aHtás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ਜਾਇਆ (Punjabi): son, born of

Definitions

  1. son, born of

Ancestry of “ਜਾਇਆ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजातproduced, begotten, birthed, engendered; destined...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́aHtásbegotten, produced; child, son, offspring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́aHtás →
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