Where does “दुर्जन” come from?

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

दुर्जन (Sanskrit): bad man, villain, scoundrel; bad people;...

Definitions

  1. bad man, villain, scoundrel; bad people;...

Ancestry of “दुर्जन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजनgenerating; person, human being, human; race,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ánHas—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ánHasrace, group of people
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónh₁osbirth; offspring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “दुर्जन”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHas →