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Where does “याम” come from?

याम (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit यम, 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.

याम (Sanskrit): motion , course , going , progress; a road , way...

Definitions

  1. motion , course , going , progress; a road , way...

Ancestry of “याम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयमa twin, one of a pair or couple; a pair or a...
2Sanskritजborn, begotten. gotten from; produced or caused...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “याम”

  • ยาม
  • jam malam
  • jam
  • jam
  • جم
  • jam
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