Where does “जन” come from?

जन (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

जन (Sanskrit): generating; person, human being, human; race,...

Definitions

  1. generating; person, human being, human; race,...

Ancestry of “जन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ánHas—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ánHasrace, group of people
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónh₁osbirth; offspring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “जन”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHas →