Where does “जनी” come from?
जनी (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit जनि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.
जनी (Sanskrit): a woman, wife
Ancestry of “जनी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | जनि | woman, wife; birth, production; a kind of... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰánHs | woman; wife |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |