Where does “जनस्” come from?

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

जनस् (Sanskrit): race, class of beings

Definitions

  1. race, class of beings

Ancestry of “जनस्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ánHasrace, group of people
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónh₁osbirth; offspring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHas →
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