Where does “કાનજી” come from?

કાનજી (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati જી, 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.

કાનજી (Gujarati): Krishna

Definitions

  1. Krishna

Ancestry of “કાનજી”, step by step

કાનજી traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gujarati જી

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

via Gujarati કાન

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiકાનear; attention, heed; the part of a gun or cannon...
2Old Gujaratiकानear
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡ear
4Sanskritकर्णear; the handle or ear of a vessel; the helm or...
5Middle Hindiکرن—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás →