Where does “জীবিত” come from?

জীবিত (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit जीवित, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wo-teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

জীবিত (Bengali): living, alive

Definitions

  1. living, alive

Ancestry of “জীবিত”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजीवितliving; lived through; returned to life
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wo-teh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wo-teh₂ →Every word from Sanskrit जीवित →