Where does “jivanmukta” come from?

jivanmukta (English) comes from Sanskrit जीवन्मुक्ति, 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.

jivanmukta (English): A person who, in the Advaita philosophy of...

Definitions

  1. A person who, in the Advaita philosophy of...

Ancestry of “jivanmukta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजीवन्मुक्तिemancipation while still alive
2Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás—
4Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás →