Where does “jiwa” come from?

jiwa (Indonesian) comes from Malay jiwa, 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.

jiwa (Indonesian): soul (life, energy, vigour)

Definitions

  1. soul (life, energy, vigour)

Ancestry of “jiwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayjiwasoul (life, energy, vigour)
2Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás—
4Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “jiwa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →