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

Definitions

  1. caste, class

Ancestry of “ਜਾਤ”, step by step

ਜਾਤ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit जात

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

via Classical Persian ذات

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianذات—
2Arabicذَاتbeing, essence, substance, nature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́aHtás →