Where does “आजीवन” come from?

आजीवन (Hindi) comes from Hindi जीवन, from Sanskrit जीवन, from Sanskrit -अन, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

आजीवन (Hindi): for life, lifelong

Definitions

  1. for life, lifelong

Ancestry of “आजीवन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiजीवनlife, existence, subsistence
2Sanskritजीवनvivifying, giving life, enlivening; a living...
3Sanskrit-अनforms neuter nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Sanskrit -अन →Every word from Sanskrit जीवन →