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Where does “ज” come from?

ज (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ज (Sanskrit): born, begotten. gotten from; produced or caused...

Definitions

  1. born, begotten. gotten from; produced or caused...

Ancestry of “ज”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ás—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “ज”

  • అగ్రజుడు
  • పద్మజ
  • ఆత్మజ
  • భూమిజ
  • -జ
  • సహజ
  • अग्रज
  • जकार
  • सरोज
  • अग्रज
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