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janeti
pr 3rd sg of janeti (verb)
- generates; produces; lit. causes to be born
- gives birth (to); lit. causes to be born
Built from
- jan — root · be born, generate
The root jan- conveys the sense of coming-into-being and procreation. Cognate with Latin gignere 'to beget', genus 'race, kind', Greek gignesthai 'to become', and English kin. This root grounds the doctrinal language of rebirth (jāti) and causation throughout the canon.
- e — ending · thematic vowel
The thematic vowel a (shown as e before -ti) marks this as a productive a-class verb and links it to the present system.
- ti — ending · 3rd singular present
The ending -ti marks 3rd person singular present indicative active, identifying the subject as the agent performing the action of generating or giving birth.
Etymology. √jan- 'to be born, to generate', cognate with Latin gignere, genus, Greek gignesthai, Sanskrit janati, English kin. The root carries the fundamental sense of bringing-forth and origin. The present stem janeti shows the thematic a-grade vowel typical of productive verbs.