Where does “-ज” come from?

-ज (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit जन्, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

-ज (Sanskrit): born from, descended from

Definitions

  1. born from, descended from

Ancestry of “-ज”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजन्class 1; to generate, beget, produce, create,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “-ज”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit जन् →