Where does “यम” come from?

यम (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.

यम (Sanskrit): a twin, one of a pair or couple; a pair or a...

Definitions

  1. a twin, one of a pair or couple; a pair or a...

Ancestry of “यम”, step by step

यम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit ज

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजborn, begotten. gotten from; produced or caused...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Proto-Indo-Aryan Yámas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanYámas—
2Proto-Indo-IranianYámas—
3Proto-Indo-European*yém-o-s—

Words derived from “यम”

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