Where does “ஜனகம்” come from?

ஜனகம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit जनक, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ஜனகம் (Tamil): source, cause

Definitions

  1. source, cause

Ancestry of “ஜனகம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजनकa progenitor, father; a kind of measure
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit जनक →