Where does “નિર્જીવ” come from?

નિર્જીવ (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit निर्जीव, 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.

નિર્જીવ (Gujarati): lifeless; inanimate; weak, flimsy, feeble

Definitions

  1. lifeless; inanimate; weak, flimsy, feeble

Ancestry of “નિર્જીવ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिर्जीव—
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 →