Where does “ਜਾਤ” come from?
ਜਾਤ (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.
ਜਾਤ (Punjabi): caste, class
Ancestry of “ਜਾਤ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | जात | produced, begotten, birthed, engendered; destined... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́aHtás | begotten, produced; child, son, offspring |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |