Where does “ஜென்மம்” come from?

ஜென்மம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit जन्मन्, from Sanskrit जनिमन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHma, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ஜென்மம் (Tamil): birth

Definitions

  1. birth

Ancestry of “ஜென்மம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजन्मन्birth, production, origin
2Sanskritजनिमन्generation; birth; origin
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ánHma—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁mn̥offspring, seed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHma →