Where does “जरा” come from?

जरा (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

जरा (Sanskrit): old age

Definitions

  1. old age

Ancestry of “जरा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “जरा

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-