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Where does “जीवन” come from?

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

जीवन (Hindi): life, existence, subsistence

Definitions

  1. life, existence, subsistence

Ancestry of “जीवन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजीवनvivifying, giving life, enlivening; a living...
2Sanskrit-अनforms neuter nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “जीवन”

  • नवजीवन
  • सहजीवन
  • जीवनी
  • जीवनकाल
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