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