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progenitor meaning in Sanskrit

जनन jánana

/pɹəʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪ.tə/US/pɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪ.tɚ/

progenitor in Sanskrit: जनन (jánana), जनक (janaka), जन्मन् (jánman). In English, progenitor means a forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.

Sanskrit words for progenitor

progenitor, creator
जनन jánana
a progenitor, father
जनक janaka
progenitor, father
जन्मन् jánman

English meaning of progenitor

  1. noun A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
  2. noun A person from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation…) are descended.
  3. noun An ancestral form of a species.
  4. noun A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.

Full definition of progenitor

progenitor in a sentence

  • Abraham, alias Ibrahim, is the presumed progenitor of both the Jewish and Arab peoples.
  • ARPANET was the progenitor of the Internet.
  • Are neural progenitor cells infected by Zika virus?

Synonyms of progenitor

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Questions about progenitor in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of progenitor in Sanskrit?
Progenitor in Sanskrit is जनन (jánana), जनक (janaka), जन्मन् (jánman).
progenitor इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Progenitor: जनन (jánana), जनक (janaka), जन्मन् (jánman).
What does progenitor mean in English?
Progenitor means a forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “progenitor”: जनक, जनन, जन्मन्. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: progenitor (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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