Where does “જીવડું” come from?

જીવડું (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati જીવ, 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.

જીવડું (Gujarati): any small lifeform; bug

Definitions

  1. any small lifeform; bug

Ancestry of “જીવડું”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiજીવlife; living thing
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 →