Roots of Jats in the World

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In ancient history, there were clans or tribes, who's members claimed descent from a common ancestor. This tribal name became the Gotra in Indian contest and is called a sur-name in rest of Eurasia. However, both gotra and jati in India originally are a variation of jat/goth only.

Jati means sub-jat i.e. you r jat it's ok but which Jat r u? whether Tomar, Dahiya, Dalal, .. etc. Here among Jats all jatis (clans) used 2 b equal like modern jat goths/gotras, where no one claims superiority over others unlike Rajputs. Every jat is proud of his jati i.e. clan but at the same time treats other clan of jats also with equal dignity. So proud of their clan jats are that they never changed their clan for thousands of years inspite of variations in languages, places, religions, their deadly friendly and deadly enemical alliances, their social, economic n political status etc. This word jati was later misused and mis-enterpreted by later pauranic people for their benefit as were vedas varna vyavastha were misused by them. There is Hyme in Rigveda "I'm poet, My father is physician, my mother grinds corn...etc"

Similar is with Goth n gotra is sanskritised form of Goth. It again means U r Goth/Got (means Jat) is o.k. but which Got r u? whether Bisla, Brar, Sandhu,..? this sub-got was called gotra. I've seen jats speaking many languages but all used the word got and not gotra for their clan name. These two names Jat and Got are found with little variations all over world in general and Eurasia in particular.

Many times in history a single tribe became so powerful that it gave its name to many land, areas, cities, towns, rivers, mountains, countries, oceans, seas and also to other tribes. When a particular tribe was in supremacy, all the population under its control, was called after the supreme tribe and such cohesion of people of different tribes, has been aptly called "Confedracy of Tribes". These tribal confedracy has given their names to various "castes" in India. For example when Gurj tribe was in power in 10th century AD in north India gave its name to cities like Gujrat/Gujranwala in Pakistan, areas like Gujrat state in India, and finally became a seperate caste- Gujar/Gujjar/Gurjar in India. Similar is the position of Tur/Turk, Mukhal/Mughal, Arya etc.

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Now all these tribes of European n Asian mainland, are roiginally tribes of Jats appear to be the most ancient confedracy of tribes as it is, not only most prominently mentioned in the Rigveda, but it has left its mark on many areas of Eurasia. And all these tribes are still represented in the present Jat population in South Asia.

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The word, Jata, perhaps originally one tribe, means "king/leader". Similar is meaning of all the clans of Jats. Other meanings are "The Sun, The Moon, The Fire, The Thunder, Top, High, Commander, Brave, Mighty.....etc." Many people under ignorance or otherwise gave, the wrong meaning of Jata, as born"

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When Rigveda talks of five Jats/Jatas, they are taken as five people or tribes of people, and the word is taken as synonymous of Jana (people).

But the difficulty arises when Jata, Jana, Janyam are found together in the same line. For example, Rigveda 532/11 says: "Eknnutva satpati punchjanya jat, shrinomiyashans janeshu". Here Indra is called True Lord (Satpati) or Five People (Panchjanya), Whose praise is heard among the people and masses (Janeshu) But he is also called Jat here; and hence normally given meaning is an applicable here. Henec Indra is Jat/Jata (king) or five people.

Again Rigveda 10/53/5 says :"Panch janah mumhotram jashuntam go-jata"
Here also, the five people are called "Go-jata i.e. kings of earth".

Rigveda 2/40/1 called Soma and Pusan, as Kings of Earth, protectors of the land ("Jatau Vishvasya Bhuvnasya Gopau"). Many times Indra is called "Jatau-Jatan" i.e. King of Kings. He is also called "Adhi-Jat" which rendered as supreme king even by swami Dayananda who does not find any history in Rigveda (see his commentry on rigveda 10/10/4; 10/153/2). Agni is called ("Itah Jat vishvam") i.e. King of all in Rigveda 1/98/1. There are many references to which means "Indra, the Jat is worshipped"

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Now Jat is also modified as Sa-Jat and Su-Jat in rigveda. Here Sa-Jat means "with fellow Jats" and Su-Jat means "Noble Jat". When Indra is elected as Adhi-Jat and Jatau-Jatan, the fellow Jats (Kings) are expected to call on him with gifts and this recorded in Atharv Veda (3/4/3) "Achchhatva yantu havinah Sah-jat" means "may the fellow Jats come calling into thee"

Atharv veda 1/9/3 further says about Indra that "let him sit in superiority over his fellow Jats". R.N.Dandekar has opined that these (Jats here) were members of aristocracy who alone were rntitled to elect king, and be elected as King.

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European Name - Indian Jat Name

(de) Gaule - Gaul(an)
(de) Benville - Beniwal
Ander(son) - Andar/Ainder
Aurer - Aurer/Orar
Ahlwardt - Ahlawat
Dabs - Dabas
Dahl - Dahal
Brahm - Brahm(an)
Alan - Aulan
Baines/Baynes - Bains
Bissel - Bisla
Bal - Bal
Burr - Bura
Cath/Gatti - Katt(Gath)wal
Cook/Kuk - Kuk(ar)
Dam/Dammen - Dama/Dhaman
Danak/Donker - Dhankhar (Dhankar of Rigveda)
Dillon - Dhillon
Dorival - Dhariwal
Daullet - Dulat
Eng/Ang/Engal - Anga(l)
Varing/Bring - Bring
Prod - Paroda
Galt/Kelt/Celt - Galat
George - Jarj
Gill - Gill
Gode - Godha/Godara
Got/Gott/Gaut/Goth - Gat/Cut
Hall - Hala
Ola - Ola
Hood - Hooda
Jun/Junas - Jun/Joon
Kahl _ Kahl(on)/Kallan
Killick - Kalkil/Kilkal
Klar - Kalar
Korb - Kharab
Lamb/Lambe - Lamba
Latmar - Lathmar
Latter - Lather
Laur - Lohar/Lohvar (founded lahore)
Legg - Legh
Luther - Luther
More/Moor - Mor/Maur(ya) of Asoka's fame
Mack - Machher
Madden - Madan
Mader - Maderna
Mander - Manda/Mander
Mann - Mann
Mayer/Meir - Mayer
Nash - Nassar (sanskrit- Naisya)
Neubauer - Nauber/Nohwar
Noel - Nal
Noon - Nun
Nutt - Nat
Orr - Orrer/Aurer
Piggott - Phogat
Parrott - Paroda
Reid/Read - Riad/Riar
Rose - Roj/Raj
Dodd - Dodd(wal) of Maoo village of Baghpat in UP
Dood - Dudi
Todd - Tudi
Sapir - Sapra
Sandu - Sandhu/Sindhu
Schhiller/Chhiller - Chhiller
Seymour/Seamer - Simar
Shore - Shor/Shoran/Sheoran
Tatran - Tatran
Thacker - Thakkar/Thakran
Teut(on) - Teotia/Tewatia
Torr - Tur (The Turanians)

This list can be similarly multiplied to any length. This 100% commonality of tribal names presupposes common origins and this can not be later than 1000 BC.