Where does “द्विज” come from?

द्विज (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit ज, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

द्विज (Sanskrit): A brahmin

Definitions

A brahmin

Ancestry of “द्विज”, step by step

द्विज traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit ज

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	ज	born, begotten. gotten from; produced or caused...
2	Proto-Indo-Aryan	ȷ́ás	—
3	Proto-Indo-Iranian	ȷ́ás	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	ǵenh₁-	to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Sanskrit द्वि

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	द्वि	The digit or number - two
2	Sanskrit	द्व	two, both
3	Proto-Indo-Iranian	dwáH	two
4	Proto-Indo-European	dwóh₁	two

Words derived from “द्विज”

dvija

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás →