Where does “जी-हुज़ूरी” come from?

जी-हुज़ूरी (Hindi) comes from Hindi -जी, 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.

जी-हुज़ूरी (Hindi): sycophancy, flattery

Definitions

  1. sycophancy, flattery

Ancestry of “जी-हुज़ूरी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindi-जीHonorific suffix or postposition used with a name...
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 →