Where does “जन्तु” come from?

जन्तु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan ĵantúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́antúš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

जन्तु (Sanskrit): child, offspring; person, creature, living being;...

Definitions

  1. child, offspring; person, creature, living being;...

Ancestry of “जन्तु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanĵantúṣ—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́antúšoffspring, child; creature, person; tribe, clan
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “जन्तु”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́antúš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ĵantúṣ →