Etymology

Janaki

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Today it means: An epithet (patronymic) of Sita in Ramayana. Full definition →

Sanskrit जानकी
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromजनक
  2. Sanskrit · borrowed fromजानकी
  3. English todayJanaki

Borrowed from Sanskrit जानकी (jānakī), from Sanskrit जनक (janaka).

Words from the same roots

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Janaka

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.