Where does “-జ” come from?

-జ (Telugu) comes 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.

-జ (Telugu): A suffix, usually feminine used to denote born or...

Definitions

  1. A suffix, usually feminine used to denote born or...

Ancestry of “-జ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritborn, begotten. gotten from; produced or caused...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ás
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ás
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “-జ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ásEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás
-జ — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer