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

ज traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás

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

via Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “ज”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás →