Where does “jiva” come from?
Jiva derives from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, ultimately from the root gʷeih₃w-.
jiva (English): All living beings; the essence or soul of such...
Definitions
- All living beings; the essence or soul of such...
Ancestry of “jiva”, step by step
jiva traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit जीव
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |