Where does “জীৱ-জন্তু” come from?

জীৱ-জন্তু (Assamese) comes from Assamese জীৱ, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

জীৱ-জন্তু (Assamese): living things; animal

Definitions

  1. living things; animal

Ancestry of “জীৱ-জন্তু”, step by step

জীৱ-জন্তু traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese জীৱ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseজীৱlife; organism
2Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás—
4Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Assamese জন্তু

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseজন্তুanimal, animals
2Sanskritजन्तुchild, offspring; person, creature, living being;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanĵantúṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́antúšoffspring, child; creature, person; tribe, clan
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás →