Where does “ญาติ” come from?

ญาติ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit जाति, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ญาติ (Thai): relative: a person connected by blood, marriage,...

Definitions

  1. relative: a person connected by blood, marriage,...

Ancestry of “ญาติ”, step by step

ญาติ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit जाति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजातिbirth, production; rebirth; the form of existence...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Pali ñāti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliñātifamily
2Sanskritज्ञातिkinsman, relative
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis →Every word from Sanskrit जाति →