Where does “जनि” come from?
जनि (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.
जनि (Sanskrit): woman, wife; birth, production; a kind of...
Definitions
- woman, wife; birth, production; a kind of...
Ancestry of “जनि”, step by step
जनि traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰánHs | woman; wife |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |
via Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |