Where does “jiwa” come from?

jiwa (Balinese) comes from Old Javanese jīwa, 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.

jiwa (Balinese): life

Definitions

life

Ancestry of “jiwa”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Javanese	jīwa	existence
2	Sanskrit	जीव	alive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
3	Proto-Indo-Aryan	ȷ́iHwás	—
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	ǰiHwás	alive
5	Proto-Indo-European	gʷih₃wós	alive, living
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʷeih₃w-	to live

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás →