Where does “ஜந்து” come from?

ஜந்து (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit जन्तु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ĵantúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́antúš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ஜந்து (Tamil): living being, creature

Definitions

  1. living being, creature

Ancestry of “ஜந்து”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजन्तुchild, offspring; person, creature, living being;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanĵantúṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́antúšoffspring, child; creature, person; tribe, clan
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́antúš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ĵantúṣ →